Sukhchainpurਸੁਖਚੈਨਪੁਰ

Where is Sukhchainpur?

Sukhchainpur 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 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031332, and it covers 250 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 299 people in Sukhchainpur: 151 men and 148 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 250 hectares, the population density works out to about 120 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 980 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, 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 92.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.56 per cent and women at 88.89 per cent. The census recorded 200 workers, about 67 per cent of the village. Of the 137 main workers, the largest group, 80, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 30 household industry workers and 26 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 63 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sukhchainpur's land. Of the village's 250 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 30 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (30 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 124 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sukhchainpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Mangu Mera, Bhol Badmanian, Batwara and Dharampur.

What is the population of Sukhchainpur?

The population of Sukhchainpur was 299 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sukhchainpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sukhchainpur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.