Chhota Bande Mahalਛੋਟਾ ਬਂਡੇ ਮਹਲ

Where is Chhota Bande Mahal?

Chhota Bande Mahal is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Chhote Bande Mahal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038689, and it covers 49 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 197 people in Chhota Bande Mahal: 105 men and 92 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 49 hectares, the population density works out to about 402 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 876 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 35 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.66 per cent and women at 82.72 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 69 main workers, the largest group, 37, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 25 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhota Bande Mahal's land. Of the village's 49 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 8 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 25 cultivators and 1 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. 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

Chhota Bande Mahal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 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 Sangatpur, Gobindpur, Pathreri Rajputan and Bara.

What is the population of Chhota Bande Mahal?

The population of Chhota Bande Mahal was 197 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chhota Bande Mahal have?

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