Nangalਨਂਗਲ

Where is Nangal?

Nangal is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and is served by the Lamin gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028298, and it covers 420 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 435 people in Nangal: 223 men and 212 women, living in 83 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 420 hectares, the population density works out to about 104 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 951 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, 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 80.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86 per cent and women at 75.13 per cent. The census recorded 124 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 119 main workers, the largest group, 83, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 33 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal's land. Of the village's 420 hectares, 207 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (207 hectares). About 208 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 84 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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

Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chawa, Lamin, Naushehra and Bhainsa Becharag.

What is the population of Nangal?

The population of Nangal was 435 at the 2011 census, living in 83 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nangal have?

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