Chambal Khurdਚਂਬਲ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Chambal Khurd?

Chambal Khurd is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Chak--Kataru gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031888, and it covers 35 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 172 people in Chambal Khurd: 90 men and 82 women, living in 36 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 35 hectares, the population density works out to about 491 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 12 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 76.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.49 per cent and women at 73.97 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 40, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chambal Khurd's land. Of the village's 35 hectares, 32 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (32 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 40 cultivators and 10 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chambal Khurd is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gondpur, Chambal Kalan, Rakhial and Chak Kataru.

What is the population of Chambal Khurd?

The population of Chambal Khurd was 172 at the 2011 census, living in 36 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chambal Khurd have?

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