Chamyariਚਂਯਰੀ

Where is Chamyari?

Chamyari is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037330, and it covers 1,455 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,137 people in Chamyari: 2,691 men and 2,446 women, living in 954 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,455 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 615, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 522 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.59 per cent and women at 59.67 per cent. The census recorded 2,208 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 1,701 main workers, the largest group, 908, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 429 cultivators on their own land and 189 agricultural labourers. A further 507 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chamyari's land. Of the village's 1,455 hectares, 1,278 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (450 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (828 hectares). About 177 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 444 cultivators and 217 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chamyari is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ibrahimpura, Kotla Kazian, Bhakha Hari Singh and Khanowal.

What is the population of Chamyari?

The population of Chamyari was 5,137 at the 2011 census, living in 954 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Chamyari have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chamyari has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.