Nangal Marufਨਂਗਲ ਮਰੁਫ

Where is Nangal Maruf?

Nangal Maruf is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Nangal--Maruf gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031645, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 402 people in Nangal Maruf: 195 men and 207 women, living in 84 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 221 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1062 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 258 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.29 per cent and women at 81.38 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 28, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 68 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Maruf's land. Of the village's 182 hectares, 163 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (163 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 28 cultivators and 44 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. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal Maruf is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 16 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 Giganwal, Bahid, Shekhupur and Dhadda Fateh Singh.

What is the population of Nangal Maruf?

The population of Nangal Maruf was 402 at the 2011 census, living in 84 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nangal Maruf have?

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