Nangalਨਂਗਲ

Where is Nangal?

Nangal is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Kalyanpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030757, and it covers 63 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 65 people in Nangal: 30 men and 35 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 63 hectares, the population density works out to about 103 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1167 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88 per cent and women at 72.41 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 14, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal's land. Of the village's 63 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 14 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 nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhangla, Kalyanpur, Bhekhowal and Ashrafpur.

What is the population of Nangal?

The population of Nangal was 65 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Nangal have?

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