Chahiaਚਹਿਆ

Where is Chahia?

Chahia is a village of Lopoke tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Harsa Chhina community development block and is served by the Jastarwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037321, and it covers 87 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 20 people in Chahia: 10 men and 10 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 87 hectares, the population density works out to about 23 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70 per cent and women at 37.5 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chahia's land. Of the village's 87 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 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. With 10 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Chahia is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Umarpura, Jauns and Isapur.

What is the population of Chahia?

The population of Chahia was 20 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Chahia have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chahia has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.