Har Chandਹਰ ਚੰਦ

Where is Har Chand?

Har Chand is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Har-Chand gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031172, and it covers 55 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 193 people in Har Chand: 98 men and 95 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 55 hectares, the population density works out to about 351 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 166 people, about 86 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.06 per cent and women at 79.49 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 35, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Har Chand's land. Of the village's 55 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 4 cultivators and 10 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Har Chand is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 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 Gurdaspur, Jahanpur, Latifpur and Ladpur.

What is the population of Har Chand?

The population of Har Chand was 193 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Har Chand have?

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