Chhotepurਛੋਟੇਪੁਰ

Where is Chhotepur?

Chhotepur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027446, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,440 people in Chhotepur: 752 men and 688 women, living in 281 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,297 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 168, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 924 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.56 per cent and women at 78.09 per cent. The census recorded 406 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 388 main workers, the largest group, 353, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 household industry workers and 15 cultivators on their own land. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhotepur's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 18 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (5 hectares). About 93 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 21 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhotepur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 5 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 Paddian Lahri, Gandran Lahri, Kahanpur and Nihalpur.

What is the population of Chhotepur?

The population of Chhotepur was 1,440 at the 2011 census, living in 281 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Chhotepur have?

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