Chaura (Gurdaspur)ਚੌਰਾ ਗੁਰਦਾਸਪੁਰ

Where is Chaura (Gurdaspur)?

Chaura (Gurdaspur) is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and is served by the Chaura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027958, and it covers 333 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,194 people in Chaura (Gurdaspur): 631 men and 563 women, living in 197 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 333 hectares, the population density works out to about 359 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 124, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 341 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.21 per cent and women at 74.41 per cent. The census recorded 369 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 348 main workers, the largest group, 140, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 136 cultivators on their own land and 66 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chaura (Gurdaspur)'s land. Of the village's 333 hectares, 260 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 101 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 73 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 141 cultivators and 145 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, 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chaura (Gurdaspur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhod, Qila Nathu Singh, Gadi Kalan and Manepur.

What is the population of Chaura (Gurdaspur)?

The population of Chaura (Gurdaspur) was 1,194 at the 2011 census, living in 197 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chaura (Gurdaspur) have?

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