Beli Chahnganਬੇਲੀ ਚਹਨਗਨ

Where is Beli Chahngan?

Beli Chahngan is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and is served by the Bhoor gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027496, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 287 people in Beli Chahngan: 152 men and 135 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 217 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 58 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.03 per cent and women at 82.03 per cent. The census recorded 123 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 73, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Beli Chahngan's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (39 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 53 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 24 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Beli Chahngan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwara Jattan, Nangal Bhor, Simbli Gujjran and Bhor.

What is the population of Beli Chahngan?

The population of Beli Chahngan was 287 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Beli Chahngan have?

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