Gobindgarh Chhannaਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ ਛੱਨਾ

Where is Gobindgarh Chhanna?

Gobindgarh Chhanna is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036359, and it covers 153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 519 people in Gobindgarh Chhanna: 276 men and 243 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 153 hectares, the population density works out to about 339 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 163 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.4 per cent and women at 53.6 per cent. The census recorded 177 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 177 main workers, the largest group, 101, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 69 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gobindgarh Chhanna's land. Of the village's 153 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 11 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 101 cultivators and 7 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 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

Gobindgarh Chhanna is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nabha, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhojo Majri, Kularan, Rohti Chhanna and Choudhri Majra.

What is the population of Gobindgarh Chhanna?

The population of Gobindgarh Chhanna was 519 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gobindgarh Chhanna have?

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