Bhikha Nangalਭਿਖਾ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Bhikha Nangal?

Bhikha Nangal is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030546, and it covers 167 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 489 people in Bhikha Nangal: 252 men and 237 women, living in 103 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 167 hectares, the population density works out to about 293 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 940 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 353 people, about 72 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.81 per cent and women at 51.23 per cent. The census recorded 196 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 146 main workers, the largest group, 88, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 41 other workers in trade, transport and services and 13 cultivators on their own land. A further 50 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhikha Nangal's land. Of the village's 167 hectares, 150 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (150 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 14 cultivators and 126 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhikha Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malian, Chak Mehmudpur, Kuddowal and Mir Chhota.

What is the population of Bhikha Nangal?

The population of Bhikha Nangal was 489 at the 2011 census, living in 103 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bhikha Nangal have?

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