Chandanpurਚੰਦਨਪੁਰ

Where is Chandanpur?

Chandanpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Kheri Gorian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036521, and it covers 58 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6 people in Chandanpur: 4 men and 2 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 2.0 people per household. Spread over its 58 hectares, the population density works out to about 10 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 500 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 2 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 2 main workers, the largest group, 2, were agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chandanpur's land. Of the village's 58 hectares, 48 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (9 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (39 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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

Chandanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rakhra, kheri Gorian, Mundkhera and Dadhera.

What is the population of Chandanpur?

The population of Chandanpur was 6 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chandanpur have?

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