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Where is Kala Nangal (Batala)?

Kala Nangal (Batala) is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and is served by the Kala Nangal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028743, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,537 people in Kala Nangal (Batala): 811 men and 726 women, living in 262 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 926 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 190, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 813 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.92 per cent and women at 71.32 per cent. The census recorded 463 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 371 main workers, the largest group, 145, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 121 agricultural labourers and 87 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 92 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kala Nangal (Batala)'s land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 153 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (153 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 161 cultivators and 165 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kala Nangal (Batala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sodhpur, Qila Darshan Singh, Kandial and Surjit Singhwala.

What is the population of Kala Nangal (Batala)?

The population of Kala Nangal (Batala) was 1,537 at the 2011 census, living in 262 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kala Nangal (Batala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kala Nangal (Batala) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.