Chhantਛਂਟ

Where is Chhant?

Chhant 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 has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031149, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 721 people in Chhant: 371 men and 350 women, living in 153 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 687 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 943 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 118 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.02 per cent and women at 77.02 per cent. The census recorded 276 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 276 main workers, the largest group, 241, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhant's land. Of the village's 105 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 91 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 13 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 27 cultivators and 8 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhant is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 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 Kolian, Noshehra, Taluwal and Kalechpur Kalota.

What is the population of Chhant?

The population of Chhant was 721 at the 2011 census, living in 153 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chhant have?

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