Lohar Nangalਲੋਹਾਰ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Lohar Nangal?

Lohar Nangal is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029937, and it covers 229 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 95 people in Lohar Nangal: 43 men and 52 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 229 hectares, the population density works out to about 41 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1209 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 15 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 61.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.16 per cent and women at 61.36 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 11, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lohar Nangal's land. Of the village's 229 hectares, 205 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (205 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 9 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lohar Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pindori Rajputan, Thabalke, Bajuha Kalan and Dhaliwal (Nakodar).

What is the population of Lohar Nangal?

The population of Lohar Nangal was 95 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Lohar Nangal have?

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