Nangal Jamalpurਨਂਗਲ ਜਮਾਲਪੁਰ

Where is Nangal Jamalpur?

Nangal Jamalpur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Nanagal Jamalpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030341, and it covers 39 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 532 people in Nangal Jamalpur: 295 men and 237 women, living in 115 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 39 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,364 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 803 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 319 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.71 per cent and women at 68.42 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 142 main workers, the largest group, 126, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Jamalpur's land. Of the village's 39 hectares, 29 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 14 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Nangal Jamalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal Salempur, Kotla, Kabulpur and Sherpur (Jalandhar I).

What is the population of Nangal Jamalpur?

The population of Nangal Jamalpur was 532 at the 2011 census, living in 115 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Nangal Jamalpur have?

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