Chhotapind Alias Barapindਛੋਟਾਪਿੰਡ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਬਰਾਪਿੰਡ

Where is Chhotapind Alias Barapind?

Chhotapind Alias Barapind is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030552, and it covers 304 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,799 people in Chhotapind Alias Barapind: 978 men and 821 women, living in 349 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 304 hectares, the population density works out to about 592 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 839 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 199, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,451 people, about 81 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.43 per cent and women at 64.33 per cent. The census recorded 617 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 229 main workers, the largest group, 167, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 388 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhotapind Alias Barapind's land. Of the village's 304 hectares, 272 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (272 hectares). About 32 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 46 cultivators and 537 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Chhotapind Alias Barapind is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kala Khera, Alampur, Ali Khel and Devi Dasspur.

What is the population of Chhotapind Alias Barapind?

The population of Chhotapind Alias Barapind was 1,799 at the 2011 census, living in 349 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Chhotapind Alias Barapind have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chhotapind Alias Barapind has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.