Nangal Khungaਨਂਗਲ ਖੁਂਗਾ

Where is Nangal Khunga?

Nangal Khunga is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Nangal--Khunga gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030858, and it covers 191 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,212 people in Nangal Khunga: 638 men and 574 women, living in 242 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 191 hectares, the population density works out to about 635 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 152, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 729 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.75 per cent and women at 82.91 per cent. The census recorded 349 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 348 main workers, the largest group, 237, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 98 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Khunga's land. Of the village's 191 hectares, 158 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 157 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (157 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 98 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal Khunga is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotli, Budhi Pind, Dhugga Kalan and Masit Palkot.

What is the population of Nangal Khunga?

The population of Nangal Khunga was 1,212 at the 2011 census, living in 242 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nangal Khunga have?

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