Nangal Awanaਨਂਗਲ ਅਵਨਾ

Where is Nangal Awana?

Nangal Awana is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Nangal--Awana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031200, and it covers 95 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 487 people in Nangal Awana: 241 men and 246 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 95 hectares, the population density works out to about 513 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1021 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 244 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.87 per cent and women at 88.16 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 19 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 65, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Awana's land. Of the village's 95 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 82 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 10 cultivators and 0 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. The village had its own post office. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal Awana 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 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Sarwani, Saroa, Dhesian and Kajla.

What is the population of Nangal Awana?

The population of Nangal Awana was 487 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nangal Awana have?

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