Nangal Khurd Explained

Nangal Khurd
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.3575°N 76.005°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hoshiarpur
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:15
Population Total:1300
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:300
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:146101
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01884
Registration Plate:PB 07
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Nangal Khurd is a small village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India. Kalan is a Persian language word which means big and Khurd is a Persian word which means small; when two villages have the same name they are distinguished with the appropriate term together with the village's name. The total area of the village is 15 square kilometres and the population is around 1300. Nangal Khurd is situated 4 km from Mahilpur on Mahilpur-Phagwara Road (Via-Pasta).

The current Sarpanch is Mrs. Rajwinder Kaur. The village has one government school, one government dispensary and sangeet vidalya.

Most of the village's population is Bains Jatt caste. Sant Baba Harnam Singh Bains ji was born in this village and lived their childhood there. They divert to Saint after getting spiritual powers and did their meditation in village jeaan which is just 10 km from their own village Nangal Khurd (Mahilpur). After them in 1930 their follower built big Gurudwara Sahib at place of their hut in village jeaan. Village jeaan which is actually on Rajni Mata Road near Chabbewal. Gurudwara is on Sant ji name. Most people of general cast lived in abroad.

History

The village Nangal Kalan and Nangal Khurd were founded by Bains Jatts couple of centuries ago.the village was also the headquarters of Zail amounting 20 villages under the Zaildar Achhar Singh Bains.