Chhanga Rai Uttarਛਂਗਾ ਰਾਏ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Chhanga Rai Uttar?

Chhanga Rai Uttar is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034818, and it covers 505 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,992 people in Chhanga Rai Uttar: 2,057 men and 1,935 women, living in 737 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 505 hectares, the population density works out to about 790 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 529, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,787 people, about 95 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.84 per cent and women at 47.5 per cent. The census recorded 2,311 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 1,427 main workers, the largest group, 633, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 408 agricultural labourers and 369 cultivators on their own land. A further 884 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhanga Rai Uttar's land. Of the village's 505 hectares, 473 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (473 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 577 cultivators and 896 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Chhanga Rai Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nunari Khokhar, Bula Rai Uttar, Mohan Ke Hithar and Bula Rai Hithar.

What is the population of Chhanga Rai Uttar?

The population of Chhanga Rai Uttar was 3,992 at the 2011 census, living in 737 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chhanga Rai Uttar have?

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