Nangalਨਂਗਲ

Where is Nangal?

Nangal is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 23 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031779, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 498 people in Nangal: 258 men and 240 women, living in 120 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 488 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 930 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 126 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.74 per cent and women at 78.76 per cent. The census recorded 113 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 98, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 1 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 102 hectares, 93 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 6 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 23 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ajnoha, Thandal, Badon and Jalwehra.

What is the population of Nangal?

The population of Nangal was 498 at the 2011 census, living in 120 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nangal have?

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