Chugha Khurdਚੁਘਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Chugha Khurd?

Chugha Khurd is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034097, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 413 people in Chugha Khurd: 208 men and 205 women, living in 82 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 313 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 986 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.77 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 122 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 122 main workers, the largest group, 86, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chugha Khurd's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (110 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 86 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chugha Khurd is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Karyal, Chugha Kalan, Chima and Varah.

What is the population of Chugha Khurd?

The population of Chugha Khurd was 413 at the 2011 census, living in 82 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Chugha Khurd have?

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