Chandu Khurdਚੰਦੂ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Chandu Khurd?

Chandu Khurd is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036988, and it covers 188 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 504 people in Chandu Khurd: 273 men and 231 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 188 hectares, the population density works out to about 268 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 846 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 125 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.1 per cent and women at 69.9 per cent. The census recorded 154 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 154 main workers, the largest group, 93, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chandu Khurd's land. Of the village's 188 hectares, 171 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 169 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (33 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (136 hectares). About 15 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 61 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 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Chandu Khurd is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhedwal, Ram Nagar Urf Saunti, Safdarpur and Dharamgarh.

What is the population of Chandu Khurd?

The population of Chandu Khurd was 504 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chandu Khurd have?

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