Chaparਚਪਰ

Where is Chapar?

Chapar is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036891, and it covers 823 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,534 people in Chapar: 1,318 men and 1,216 women, living in 421 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 823 hectares, the population density works out to about 308 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 257, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 554 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.2 per cent and women at 68.66 per cent. The census recorded 740 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 588 main workers, the largest group, 281, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 221 other workers in trade, transport and services and 79 agricultural labourers. A further 152 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chapar's land. Of the village's 823 hectares, 765 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (739 hectares). About 58 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 313 cultivators and 140 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chapar is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 15 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 Jarikpur, Seel, Balheri and Bhat Majra.

What is the population of Chapar?

The population of Chapar was 2,534 at the 2011 census, living in 421 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chapar have?

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