Chhota Makraunaਛੋਟਾ ਮਕਰੌਨਾ

Where is Chhota Makrauna?

Chhota Makrauna 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 4 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 038872, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,104 people in Chhota Makrauna: 577 men and 527 women, living in 197 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 627 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 561 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.77 per cent and women at 80.67 per cent. The census recorded 482 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 376 main workers, the largest group, 204, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 158 cultivators on their own land and 10 household industry workers. A further 106 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhota Makrauna's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (155 hectares). About 21 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 170 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhota Makrauna is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 4 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 Pipal Majra, Bara Makrauna, Rurkee and Salempur.

What is the population of Chhota Makrauna?

The population of Chhota Makrauna was 1,104 at the 2011 census, living in 197 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chhota Makrauna have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chhota Makrauna has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.