Chattarpurਚੱਟਰਪੁਰ

Where is Chattarpur?

Chattarpur is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031318, and it covers 609 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 310 people in Chattarpur: 160 men and 150 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 609 hectares, the population density works out to about 51 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 15 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 82.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.67 per cent and women at 81.1 per cent. The census recorded 125 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 25, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 93 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chattarpur's land. Of the village's 609 hectares, 395 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 300 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (300 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 51 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Chattarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Labbar, Chamuhi, Pohari and Naurangpur.

What is the population of Chattarpur?

The population of Chattarpur was 310 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chattarpur have?

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