Chhota Gadhramਛੋਟਾ ਗਧਰਮ

Where is Chhota Gadhram?

Chhota Gadhram 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 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038853, and it covers 70 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 430 people in Chhota Gadhram: 227 men and 203 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 70 hectares, the population density works out to about 614 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 278 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.16 per cent and women at 65.38 per cent. The census recorded 217 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 217 main workers, the largest group, 186, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 24 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhota Gadhram's land. Of the village's 70 hectares, 47 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 40 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 23 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 24 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhota Gadhram is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 5 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 Bhaku Majra, Talapur, Kheri Salabatpur and Rampur Bet.

What is the population of Chhota Gadhram?

The population of Chhota Gadhram was 430 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chhota Gadhram have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chhota Gadhram has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.