Mundi Chohlianਮੁਂਡੀ ਚੋਹਲੀਆਂ

Where is Mundi Chohlian?

Mundi Chohlian is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029695, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 797 people in Mundi Chohlian: 400 men and 397 women, living in 162 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 409 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 992 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 706 people, about 89 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.14 per cent and women at 58.24 per cent. The census recorded 335 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 326 main workers, the largest group, 156, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 102 other workers in trade, transport and services and 68 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mundi Chohlian's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 188 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (188 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 156 cultivators and 71 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 one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mundi Chohlian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mundi Shehrian, Gatta Mundi Kasu, Mandala and Mundi Kasu.

What is the population of Mundi Chohlian?

The population of Mundi Chohlian was 797 at the 2011 census, living in 162 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Mundi Chohlian have?

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