Chandigarhਚਂਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Chandigarh?

Chandigarh is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039478, and it covers 288 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 71 people in Chandigarh: 40 men and 31 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 288 hectares, the population density works out to about 25 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 775 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 52 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 54.84 per cent and women at 60.71 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 15 main workers, the largest group, 13, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers and 1 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chandigarh's land. Of the village's 288 hectares, 255 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (255 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chandigarh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanpur, Bunga, Bhaini Kamboan and Mandian.

What is the population of Chandigarh?

The population of Chandigarh was 71 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Chandigarh have?

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