Chhani Maqimpurਛਨੀ ਮਕਿਮਪੁਰ

Where is Chhani Maqimpur?

Chhani Maqimpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and is served by the Chhani Maquimpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027539, and it covers 302 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 460 people in Chhani Maqimpur: 250 men and 210 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 302 hectares, the population density works out to about 152 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 840 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 175 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.96 per cent and women at 80.95 per cent. The census recorded 77 workers, about 17 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 38, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhani Maqimpur's land. Of the village's 302 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (23 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 27 cultivators and 8 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 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

Chhani Maqimpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehgarh, Gulpur, Panjupur and Bias Lahri.

What is the population of Chhani Maqimpur?

The population of Chhani Maqimpur was 460 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Chhani Maqimpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chhani Maqimpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.