Chararianਚਰਰਿਆਂ

Where is Chararian?

Chararian is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038650, and it covers 48 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 73 people in Chararian: 43 men and 30 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 48 hectares, the population density works out to about 152 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 698 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.5 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 21 main workers, the largest group, 10, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chararian's land. Of the village's 48 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 5 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a dispensary. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chararian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhaloh, Dangauli, Sanana and Chak Karman.

What is the population of Chararian?

The population of Chararian was 73 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chararian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chararian has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.