Chahalਚਾਹਲ

Where is Chahal?

Chahal is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030704, and it covers 36 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 135 people in Chahal: 70 men and 65 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 36 hectares, the population density works out to about 375 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 7 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 89.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.54 per cent and women at 86.44 per cent. The census recorded 36 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 31 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chahal's land. Of the village's 36 hectares, 31 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (31 hectares). About 5 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 14 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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

Chahal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kandhala Jattan, Hambran, Darya and Kaloya.

What is the population of Chahal?

The population of Chahal was 135 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chahal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chahal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.