Madhopur Chhauniਮਧੋਪੁਰ ਛੌਨੀ

Where is Madhopur Chhauni?

Madhopur Chhauni is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and is served by the Madhopur,DEFENCE EB gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027409, and it covers 209 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,690 people in Madhopur Chhauni: 1,447 men and 1,243 women, living in 610 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 209 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,287 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 859 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 394, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 223 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 94.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 97.83 per cent and women at 90.87 per cent. The census recorded 797 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 750 main workers, the largest group, 733, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madhopur Chhauni's land. Of the village's 209 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (6 hectares). About 165 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 14 cultivators and 0 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Madhopur Chhauni is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Madhopur, Gurah Khurd, Sadhauri and Ranipur.

What is the population of Madhopur Chhauni?

The population of Madhopur Chhauni was 2,690 at the 2011 census, living in 610 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Madhopur Chhauni have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Madhopur Chhauni has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.