Kahangarh Gharachonਕਹਨਗੜ੍ਹ ਘਰਚੋਨ

Where is Kahangarh Gharachon?

Kahangarh Gharachon is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036265, and it covers 444 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,481 people in Kahangarh Gharachon: 785 men and 696 women, living in 283 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 444 hectares, the population density works out to about 334 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 887 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 158, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 550 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.53 per cent and women at 50.63 per cent. The census recorded 578 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 555 main workers, the largest group, 162, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 160 cultivators on their own land and 143 household industry workers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kahangarh Gharachon's land. Of the village's 444 hectares, 392 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (150 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (242 hectares). About 52 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 163 cultivators and 100 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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

Kahangarh Gharachon is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patran, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khaspur, Devgarh, Dotal and Chunagra.

What is the population of Kahangarh Gharachon?

The population of Kahangarh Gharachon was 1,481 at the 2011 census, living in 283 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kahangarh Gharachon have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kahangarh Gharachon has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.