Chima (Jagraon)ਚੀਮਾ ਜਗਰਾਉਂ

Where is Chima (Jagraon)?

Chima (Jagraon) is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and is served by the Chima gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033764, and it covers 439 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,619 people in Chima (Jagraon): 833 men and 786 women, living in 338 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 439 hectares, the population density works out to about 369 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 698 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.34 per cent and women at 75.21 per cent. The census recorded 581 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 511 main workers, the largest group, 210, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 186 other workers in trade, transport and services and 89 agricultural labourers. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chima (Jagraon)'s land. Of the village's 439 hectares, 373 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (70 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (303 hectares). About 49 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 230 cultivators and 105 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chima (Jagraon) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kamalpura, Randhirgarh, Lamma and Bhamipura.

What is the population of Chima (Jagraon)?

The population of Chima (Jagraon) was 1,619 at the 2011 census, living in 338 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Chima (Jagraon) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chima (Jagraon) has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.