Nangal Manoharਨਂਗਲ ਮਨੋਹਰ

Where is Nangal Manohar?

Nangal Manohar is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 7 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 030463, and it covers 197 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 292 people in Nangal Manohar: 148 men and 144 women, living in 63 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 197 hectares, the population density works out to about 148 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.9 per cent and women at 61.03 per cent. The census recorded 141 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 57 main workers, the largest group, 40, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 84 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Manohar's land. Of the village's 197 hectares, 180 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (179 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 42 cultivators and 46 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal Manohar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 7 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 Khaira Majha, Mari Harnia, Talwara and Ram Singhpur.

What is the population of Nangal Manohar?

The population of Nangal Manohar was 292 at the 2011 census, living in 63 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Nangal Manohar have?

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