Chandpurਚੰਦਪੁਰ

Where is Chandpur?

Chandpur is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and is served by the Chandpur Asmani gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038476, and it covers 55 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 203 people in Chandpur: 109 men and 94 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 55 hectares, the population density works out to about 369 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 862 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 93 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.32 per cent and women at 83.13 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 74 main workers, the largest group, 42, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 23 agricultural labourers and 9 cultivators on their own land. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chandpur's land. Of the village's 55 hectares, 37 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (37 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 33 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chandpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jatauli, Kangar, Rure Majra and Barari.

What is the population of Chandpur?

The population of Chandpur was 203 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chandpur have?

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