Choohriwala Chishtiਚੂਹਰੀਵਾਲਾ ਚਿਸ਼ਟੀ

Where is Choohriwala Chishti?

Choohriwala Chishti is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and is served by the Choohriwala Chisti gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035115, and it covers 693 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,067 people in Choohriwala Chishti: 1,059 men and 1,008 women, living in 443 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 693 hectares, the population density works out to about 298 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 281, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,978 people, about 96 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.45 per cent and women at 47 per cent. The census recorded 794 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 494 main workers, the largest group, 268, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 186 cultivators on their own land and 40 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 300 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Choohriwala Chishti's land. Of the village's 693 hectares, 609 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (609 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 205 cultivators and 545 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 one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Choohriwala Chishti is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ganj Bakhshani, Muthianwali, Pacca Chishti and Karni Khera.

What is the population of Choohriwala Chishti?

The population of Choohriwala Chishti was 2,067 at the 2011 census, living in 443 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Choohriwala Chishti have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Choohriwala Chishti has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.