Chhawar Rian (Bangar)ਛਵਰ ਰਿਆਂ ਬਾਂਗਰ

Where is Chhawar Rian (Bangar)?

Chhawar Rian (Bangar) is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Kotli Sainian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028358, and it covers 273 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 578 people in Chhawar Rian (Bangar): 303 men and 275 women, living in 115 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 273 hectares, the population density works out to about 212 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 45 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.11 per cent and women at 84.68 per cent. The census recorded 178 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 171 main workers, the largest group, 83, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 44 agricultural labourers and 41 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhawar Rian (Bangar)'s land. Of the village's 273 hectares, 22 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 125 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 44 cultivators and 46 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 one government primary school, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhawar Rian (Bangar) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chopra, Kotli Sainian, Man and Balra.

What is the population of Chhawar Rian (Bangar)?

The population of Chhawar Rian (Bangar) was 578 at the 2011 census, living in 115 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chhawar Rian (Bangar) have?

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