Nangal Naraingarhਨਂਗਲ ਨਰਾਇਣਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Nangal Naraingarh?

Nangal Naraingarh is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Dhandal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029260, and it covers 344 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 148 people in Nangal Naraingarh: 81 men and 67 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 344 hectares, the population density works out to about 43 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 130 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.53 per cent and women at 62.5 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 23, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nangal Naraingarh's land. Of the village's 344 hectares, 316 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (316 hectares). About 27 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 10 cultivators and 23 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nangal Naraingarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ahmedpur, Bhait, Kotli and Dhandal.

What is the population of Nangal Naraingarh?

The population of Nangal Naraingarh was 148 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Nangal Naraingarh have?

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