Dittu Nangalਦਿੱਟੂ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Dittu Nangal?

Dittu 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 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Bhikhu Nangal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030535, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 394 people in Dittu Nangal: 205 men and 189 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 346 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 213 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 45.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 48.82 per cent and women at 41.18 per cent. The census recorded 153 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 139 main workers, the largest group, 79, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 49 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 cultivators on their own land. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dittu Nangal's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (94 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 10 cultivators and 88 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dittu Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khusropur (Jalandhar II), Bhikhu Nangal, Basrampur and Parapind.

What is the population of Dittu Nangal?

The population of Dittu Nangal was 394 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Dittu Nangal have?

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