Chhani Nand Singhਛਨੀ ਨਂਡ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Chhani Nand Singh?

Chhani Nand Singh 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 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Chhani--Nand-Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031227, and it covers 48 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 652 people in Chhani Nand Singh: 335 men and 317 women, living in 130 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 48 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 95 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.42 per cent and women at 78.09 per cent. The census recorded 185 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 170 main workers, the largest group, 99, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 70 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhani Nand Singh's land. Of the village's 48 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 70 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhani Nand Singh 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 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chanaur, Badial, Tanda Churian and Sibochak.

What is the population of Chhani Nand Singh?

The population of Chhani Nand Singh was 652 at the 2011 census, living in 130 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chhani Nand Singh have?

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