Chhoti Bari Nangalਛੋਟੀ ਬਰੀ ਨਂਗਲ

Where is Chhoti Bari Nangal?

Chhoti Bari Nangal is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038964, and it covers 1,178 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 591 people in Chhoti Bari Nangal: 329 men and 262 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,178 hectares, the population density works out to about 50 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 796 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 19 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.73 per cent and women at 47.77 per cent. The census recorded 286 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 128 main workers, the largest group, 57, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 35 other workers in trade, transport and services and 28 agricultural labourers. A further 158 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhoti Bari Nangal's land. Of the village's 1,178 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 17 hectares of it were irrigated. About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 65 cultivators and 82 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 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhoti Bari Nangal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kurali, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Siswan, Majrian, Palhanpur and Soonk.

What is the population of Chhoti Bari Nangal?

The population of Chhoti Bari Nangal was 591 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chhoti Bari Nangal have?

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