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Where is Chhanian Rai Ide Khan?

Chhanian Rai Ide Khan is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Chhanian-Rai-Ide gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031157, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 434 people in Chhanian Rai Ide Khan: 219 men and 215 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 488 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 982 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 10 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 83.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.59 per cent and women at 82.47 per cent. The census recorded 191 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 138 main workers, the largest group, 98, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 53 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhanian Rai Ide Khan's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 7 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 31 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhanian Rai Ide Khan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 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 Musahibpur, Hoshiarpur Kalota, Talwandi Kalan and Sadullapur Kalota.

What is the population of Chhanian Rai Ide Khan?

The population of Chhanian Rai Ide Khan was 434 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chhanian Rai Ide Khan have?

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