Chanan Kheraਚਨਨ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Chanan Khera?

Chanan Khera is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035201, and it covers 1,356 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,375 people in Chanan Khera: 1,763 men and 1,612 women, living in 633 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,356 hectares, the population density works out to about 249 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 383, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,440 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.71 per cent and women at 57.92 per cent. The census recorded 1,323 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 948 main workers, the largest group, 422, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 257 cultivators on their own land and 253 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 375 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chanan Khera's land. Of the village's 1,356 hectares, 1,229 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,229 hectares). About 127 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 270 cultivators and 755 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chanan Khera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gaddan Doab, Baluana, Ramgarh and Kera Khera.

What is the population of Chanan Khera?

The population of Chanan Khera was 3,375 at the 2011 census, living in 633 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Chanan Khera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chanan Khera has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.