Nangal Kanungoanਨਂਗਲ ਕਨੁਂਗੋਅਨ

Where is Nangal Kanungoan?

Nangal Kanungoan is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hariana, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Nangal--Kanungoan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031422, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 365 people in Nangal Kanungoan: 193 men and 172 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 329 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 11 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.42 per cent and women at 66.21 per cent. The census recorded 227 workers, about 62 per cent of the village. Of the 191 main workers, the largest group, 78, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 64 cultivators on their own land and 49 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 36 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Kanungoan's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 9 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 76 cultivators and 100 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal Kanungoan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hariana, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanpur, Nikiwal, Bassi Kale Khan and Lehal.

What is the population of Nangal Kanungoan?

The population of Nangal Kanungoan was 365 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nangal Kanungoan have?

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