Bijli Nangalਬਿਜਲੀ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Bijli Nangal?

Bijli Nangal is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029146, and it covers 155 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 478 people in Bijli Nangal: 252 men and 226 women, living in 89 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 155 hectares, the population density works out to about 308 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 349 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.04 per cent and women at 51.61 per cent. The census recorded 170 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 123 main workers, the largest group, 69, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 agricultural labourers and 25 cultivators on their own land. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bijli Nangal's land. Of the village's 155 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 12 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 30 cultivators and 49 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included an allopathic hospital. 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

Bijli Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nurpur Lubhana, Dhaliwal Bet, Nurpur Jattan and Mand Rampur.

What is the population of Bijli Nangal?

The population of Bijli Nangal was 478 at the 2011 census, living in 89 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bijli Nangal have?

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