Chhawrian Betਛਵਰਿਆਂ ਬੇਟ

Where is Chhawrian Bet?

Chhawrian Bet is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028382, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 384 people in Chhawrian Bet: 193 men and 191 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 990 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 99 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.16 per cent and women at 69.23 per cent. The census recorded 111 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 91, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 household industry workers and 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhawrian Bet's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 128 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (128 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 5 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Chhawrian Bet is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 18 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 Gahlarian, Jagowal Bet, Jangal and Kathana.

What is the population of Chhawrian Bet?

The population of Chhawrian Bet was 384 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chhawrian Bet have?

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