Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwalaਕਰੀਮ ਨਗਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਚਿਚਰਵਾਲਾ

Where is Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwala?

Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwala is a village of Patran tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and is served by the Chicharwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036260, and it covers 592 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,990 people in Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwala: 1,518 men and 1,472 women, living in 581 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 592 hectares, the population density works out to about 505 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 472, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,313 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 44.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.14 per cent and women at 32.45 per cent. The census recorded 1,167 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 444 main workers, the largest group, 203, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 196 agricultural labourers and 45 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 723 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwala's land. Of the village's 592 hectares, 528 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (528 hectares). About 62 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 208 cultivators and 908 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 17 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 Rasauli, Shadipur Alias Momian, Shutrana and Jaikhar.

What is the population of Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwala?

The population of Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwala was 2,990 at the 2011 census, living in 581 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Karim Nagar Alias Chicharwala have?

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