Chandehar Alias Rampurਚਂਡੇਹਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਰਾਮਪੁਰ

Where is Chandehar Alias Rampur?

Chandehar Alias Rampur is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Chandehar--Alias--Rammpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031440, and it covers 69 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 508 people in Chandehar Alias Rampur: 266 men and 242 women, living in 95 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 69 hectares, the population density works out to about 736 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 127 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.41 per cent and women at 71.69 per cent. The census recorded 212 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 86 main workers, the largest group, 56, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 126 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chandehar Alias Rampur's land. Of the village's 69 hectares, 54 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 56 cultivators and 126 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a primary health sub-centre. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Chandehar Alias Rampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khadiala, Dhut Khurd, Dhatt and Sandher.

What is the population of Chandehar Alias Rampur?

The population of Chandehar Alias Rampur was 508 at the 2011 census, living in 95 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chandehar Alias Rampur have?

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