Barota Urf Puro Nangalਬਰੋਟਾ ਉਰਫ ਪੁਰੋ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Barota Urf Puro Nangal?

Barota Urf Puro Nangal is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and is served by the Barota-Urf-Puro-Nangal220 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031055, and it covers 199 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 687 people in Barota Urf Puro Nangal: 349 men and 338 women, living in 134 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 199 hectares, the population density works out to about 345 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 204 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.03 per cent and women at 82.47 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 151 main workers, the largest group, 91, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 55 agricultural labourers and 4 household industry workers. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Barota Urf Puro Nangal's land. Of the village's 199 hectares, 182 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 178 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (178 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 58 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 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Barota Urf Puro Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhagran, Mehatpur, Pandori and Mansurpur.

What is the population of Barota Urf Puro Nangal?

The population of Barota Urf Puro Nangal was 687 at the 2011 census, living in 134 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Barota Urf Puro Nangal have?

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