Nangal Ghorewahaਨਂਗਲ ਘੋਰੇਵਹਾ

Where is Nangal Ghorewaha?

Nangal Ghorewaha is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gardhiwala, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Nangal-Ghorewaha gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031376, and it covers 187 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 517 people in Nangal Ghorewaha: 268 men and 249 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 187 hectares, the population density works out to about 276 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 74 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.3 per cent and women at 82.67 per cent. The census recorded 153 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 153 main workers, the largest group, 105, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 38 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Ghorewaha's land. Of the village's 187 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (33 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (39 hectares). About 91 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 8 cultivators and 105 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal Ghorewaha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gardhiwala, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Ladian, Nangal Thathal, Aima and Tentpal.

What is the population of Nangal Ghorewaha?

The population of Nangal Ghorewaha was 517 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nangal Ghorewaha have?

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