Chaunta Khurdਚੌਂਟਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Chaunta Khurd?

Chaunta Khurd is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 5 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 038848, and it covers 86 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 305 people in Chaunta Khurd: 164 men and 141 women, living in 63 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 86 hectares, the population density works out to about 355 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 234 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.78 per cent and women at 75.21 per cent. The census recorded 81 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 49, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chaunta Khurd's land. Of the village's 86 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (52 hectares). About 34 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 22 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, 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 a sub 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 Khurd 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 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Suleman Shikoh, Bhaini, Bhalian and Chaunta Kalan.

What is the population of Chaunta Khurd?

The population of Chaunta Khurd was 305 at the 2011 census, living in 63 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chaunta Khurd have?

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