Chaunta Kalanਚੌਂਟਾ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Chaunta Kalan?

Chaunta Kalan is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 7 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 038850, and it covers 187 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 282 people in Chaunta Kalan: 183 men and 99 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 187 hectares, the population density works out to about 151 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 541 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 70 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.93 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 62 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chaunta Kalan's land. Of the village's 187 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 143 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (143 hectares). About 42 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 28 cultivators and 0 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, 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. The village had its own post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chaunta Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaini, Kheri Salabatpur, Chaunta Khurd and Bhaku Majra.

What is the population of Chaunta Kalan?

The population of Chaunta Kalan was 282 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chaunta Kalan have?

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