Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur)ਕਾਲਾ ਨਂਗਲ ਗੁਰਦਾਸਪੁਰ

Where is Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur)?

Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur) is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Kala Nangal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028165, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,051 people in Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur): 535 men and 516 women, living in 190 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 565 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 964 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 111, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 12 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.45 per cent and women at 71.46 per cent. The census recorded 319 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 297 main workers, the largest group, 119, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 101 other workers in trade, transport and services and 51 household industry workers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur)'s land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 154 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (154 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 125 cultivators and 26 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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 mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Waryah, Mustfabad Saidan, Tung and Dewal.

What is the population of Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur)?

The population of Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur) was 1,051 at the 2011 census, living in 190 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kala Nangal (Gurdaspur) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.