Chhanian Kalanਛਨਿਆਂ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Chhanian Kalan?

Chhanian Kalan 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 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Chhanian--Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031152, and it covers 61 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 290 people in Chhanian Kalan: 157 men and 133 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 61 hectares, the population density works out to about 475 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 847 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 14 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 87.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 85.22 per cent. The census recorded 97 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 82 main workers, the largest group, 52, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhanian Kalan's land. Of the village's 61 hectares, 53 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (53 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 0 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhanian Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Kalechpur Kalota, Man, Noshehra and Budhupur.

What is the population of Chhanian Kalan?

The population of Chhanian Kalan was 290 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chhanian Kalan have?

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