Chuharpur Marasianਚੁਹਰਪੁਰ ਮਰਸਿਆਂ

Where is Chuharpur Marasian?

Chuharpur Marasian is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and is served by the Chuharpur Maasian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036579, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 310 people in Chuharpur Marasian: 161 men and 149 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 225 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 135 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.81 per cent and women at 60.58 per cent. The census recorded 107 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 43 agricultural labourers and 16 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chuharpur Marasian's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 87 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 8 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 48 cultivators and 43 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chuharpur Marasian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Barsat, Mehmadpur, Kheri Musalmani and Sheikhupur.

What is the population of Chuharpur Marasian?

The population of Chuharpur Marasian was 310 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chuharpur Marasian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chuharpur Marasian has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.