Pachnangalਪਚਨਂਗਲ

Where is Pachnangal?

Pachnangal is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031796, and it covers 14 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 592 people in Pachnangal: 297 men and 295 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 14 hectares, the population density works out to about 4,229 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 993 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 51 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 99.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 98.45 per cent and women at 99.62 per cent. The census recorded 169 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 40 main workers, the largest group, 35, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 129 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pachnangal's land. Of the village's 14 hectares, 9 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 5 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Pachnangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bikapur, Kalupur, Nakdipur and Chak Musa.

What is the population of Pachnangal?

The population of Pachnangal was 592 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pachnangal have?

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