Chhichhrewalਛਿਛਰੇਵਲ

Where is Chhichhrewal?

Chhichhrewal is a village in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and is served by the Kala Afgana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028831, and it covers 34 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,430 people in Chhichhrewal: 727 men and 703 women, living in 280 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 34 hectares, the population density works out to about 4,206 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 967 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 186, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 32 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.43 per cent and women at 70.06 per cent. The census recorded 395 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 335 main workers, the largest group, 151, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 143 cultivators on their own land and 25 household industry workers. A further 60 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhichhrewal's land. Of the village's 34 hectares, 23 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (9 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 152 cultivators and 29 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhichhrewal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kala Afgana, Teja Khurd, Muridke and Teja Kalan.

What is the population of Chhichhrewal?

The population of Chhichhrewal was 1,430 at the 2011 census, living in 280 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chhichhrewal have?

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