Chuharwalਚੁਹਰਵਾਲ

Where is Chuharwal?

Chuharwal is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029127, and it covers 191 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 802 people in Chuharwal: 400 men and 402 women, living in 176 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 191 hectares, the population density works out to about 421 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1005 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 143, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 632 people, about 79 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.54 per cent and women at 45.51 per cent. The census recorded 313 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 37, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 agricultural labourers and 15 household industry workers. A further 230 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chuharwal's land. Of the village's 191 hectares, 147 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (147 hectares). About 44 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 5 cultivators and 234 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chuharwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lakhan Kalan, Dham, Lakhan Khurd and Badshahpur.

What is the population of Chuharwal?

The population of Chuharwal was 802 at the 2011 census, living in 176 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Chuharwal have?

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