Chuharpur Araianਚੁਹਰਪੁਰ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Chuharpur Araian?

Chuharpur Araian is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Shekhpura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036535, and it covers 16 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 53 people in Chuharpur Araian: 28 men and 25 women, living in 11 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 16 hectares, the population density works out to about 331 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 93.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 86.96 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 17 main workers, the largest group, 12, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chuharpur Araian's land. Of the village's 16 hectares, 8 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (8 hectares). About 8 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 5 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. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chuharpur Araian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patiala, about 5 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 Saifdipur, Kar Heri, Mehmudpur Araian and Sahib Nagar Urf Theri.

What is the population of Chuharpur Araian?

The population of Chuharpur Araian was 53 at the 2011 census, living in 11 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chuharpur Araian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chuharpur Araian has .