Cheema Khurdਚੀਮਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Cheema Khurd?

Cheema Khurd is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030090, and it covers 271 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,105 people in Cheema Khurd: 550 men and 555 women, living in 240 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 271 hectares, the population density works out to about 408 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1009 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 107, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 521 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.29 per cent and women at 73.03 per cent. The census recorded 390 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 374 main workers, the largest group, 290, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 68 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Cheema Khurd's land. Of the village's 271 hectares, 243 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (243 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 69 cultivators and 9 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. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, 2 government middle schools, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Cheema Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sidhu Mutsadi, Cheema Kalan, Jago Sangha and Khosla.

What is the population of Cheema Khurd?

The population of Cheema Khurd was 1,105 at the 2011 census, living in 240 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Cheema Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Cheema Khurd has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.