Chaudhriwalਚੌਧਰੀਵਾਲ

Where is Chaudhriwal?

Chaudhriwal is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Chuharpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029385, and it covers 177 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 69 people in Chaudhriwal: 38 men and 31 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 177 hectares, the population density works out to about 39 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 816 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 14 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.29 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 13, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chaudhriwal's land. Of the village's 177 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (140 hectares). About 36 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 13 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Chaudhriwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khijarpur, Mand Munda, Fateh Ali Khanwala and Alam Khanwala.

What is the population of Chaudhriwal?

The population of Chaudhriwal was 69 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Chaudhriwal have?

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