Chattar Nagarਚੱਟਰ ਨਗਰ

Where is Chattar Nagar?

Chattar Nagar is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 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 036948, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 606 people in Chattar Nagar: 321 men and 285 women, living in 112 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 384 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 389 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.56 per cent and women at 65.99 per cent. The census recorded 197 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 196 main workers, the largest group, 149, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chattar Nagar's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). About 12 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 42 cultivators and 5 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chattar Nagar is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hashampur, khairpur Sheikhan, Shambhoo Khurd and Bivipur.

What is the population of Chattar Nagar?

The population of Chattar Nagar was 606 at the 2011 census, living in 112 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chattar Nagar have?

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