Chaudharpurਚੌਧਰਪੁਰ

Where is Chaudharpur?

Chaudharpur is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028314, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 870 people in Chaudharpur: 464 men and 406 women, living in 158 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 626 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 103, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 125 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.79 per cent and women at 77.05 per cent. The census recorded 377 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 371 main workers, the largest group, 121, were household industry workers, ahead of 98 agricultural labourers and 98 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chaudharpur's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 121 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (121 hectares). About 18 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 54 cultivators and 101 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Chaudharpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Zafarwal, Sidhwan, Shahpur and Mallian(Faqiran).

What is the population of Chaudharpur?

The population of Chaudharpur was 870 at the 2011 census, living in 158 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chaudharpur have?

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