Chhaurianਛੌਰਿਆਂ

Where is Chhaurian?

Chhaurian is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Galowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030773, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 108 people in Chhaurian: 46 men and 62 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 82 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1348 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 13 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 78.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.62 per cent and women at 74.55 per cent. The census recorded 21 workers, about 19 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 12, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhaurian's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (108 hectares). About 24 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 7 cultivators and 0 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhaurian is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hamza, Galowal, Kherabad and Daimpur.

What is the population of Chhaurian?

The population of Chhaurian was 108 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chhaurian have?

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