Chandpurਚੰਦਪੁਰ

Where is Chandpur?

Chandpur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031630, and it covers 161 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 128 people in Chandpur: 67 men and 61 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 161 hectares, the population density works out to about 80 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 76 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.61 per cent and women at 71.7 per cent. The census recorded 43 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 22 main workers, the largest group, 16, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chandpur's land. Of the village's 161 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 114 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (114 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chandpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 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 Deowal, Sahaipur, Khalwana and Chak Rajusing.

What is the population of Chandpur?

The population of Chandpur was 128 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chandpur have?

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