Lala Nangalਲਲਾ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Lala Nangal?

Lala Nangal is a village in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028826, and it covers 51 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 436 people in Lala Nangal: 229 men and 207 women, living in 79 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 51 hectares, the population density works out to about 855 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 7 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93 per cent and women at 77.49 per cent. The census recorded 144 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 117 main workers, the largest group, 57, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 44 other workers in trade, transport and services and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lala Nangal's land. Of the village's 51 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares). About 9 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 67 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. It also had 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

Lala Nangal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhanjian Khurd, Gharkian and Manjian Wali.

What is the population of Lala Nangal?

The population of Lala Nangal was 436 at the 2011 census, living in 79 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Lala Nangal have?

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