Chander Sainਚਂਡੇਰ ਸੈਨ

Where is Chander Sain?

Chander Sain is a village in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Hazara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030346, and it covers 55 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 152 people in Chander Sain: 97 men and 55 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 3.2 people per household. Spread over its 55 hectares, the population density works out to about 276 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 567 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 44 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.52 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 79 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 61, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chander Sain's land. Of the village's 55 hectares, 41 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (41 hectares). About 14 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 9 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chander Sain is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mubarakpur, Dhada, Shekhe Pind and Hazara.

What is the population of Chander Sain?

The population of Chander Sain was 152 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Chander Sain have?

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