Cheema Kallaਚੀਮਾ ਕੱਲਾ

Where is Cheema Kalla?

Cheema Kalla is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028587, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 194 people in Cheema Kalla: 102 men and 92 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 255 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.57 per cent and women at 67.5 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 38, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Cheema Kalla's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 38 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Cheema Kalla is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sidhwan, Sultanpur, Dakoha and Mollowali.

What is the population of Cheema Kalla?

The population of Cheema Kalla was 194 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Cheema Kalla have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Cheema Kalla has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.