Ram Nangalਰਾਮ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Ram Nangal?

Ram Nangal is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Talwara, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Ram Nagal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031287, and it covers 90 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 878 people in Ram Nangal: 434 men and 444 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 90 hectares, the population density works out to about 976 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1023 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 134 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.79 per cent and women at 80.36 per cent. The census recorded 218 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 160 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ram Nangal's land. Of the village's 90 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 4 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (4 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 12 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 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

Ram Nangal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Talwara, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dohar, Bhatoli, Bhera and Rauli.

What is the population of Ram Nangal?

The population of Ram Nangal was 878 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ram Nangal have?

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