Chatriwalaਚਟਰੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chatriwala?

Chatriwala is a village in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 23 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 039526, and it covers 231 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 80 people in Chatriwala: 45 men and 35 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 231 hectares, the population density works out to about 35 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 778 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 64 people, about 80 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.17 per cent and women at 48.48 per cent. The census recorded 27 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 26 main workers, the largest group, 15, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 5 household industry workers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chatriwala's land. Of the village's 231 hectares, 209 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (209 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 2 cultivators and 16 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chatriwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 23 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amargarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhatian Khurd, Bhari Mansa, Bhatian Kalan and Toga Heri.

What is the population of Chatriwala?

The population of Chatriwala was 80 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Chatriwala have?

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