Chhota Phoolਛੋਟਾ ਫੂਲ

Where is Chhota Phool?

Chhota Phool is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 2 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 038683, and it covers 164 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 976 people in Chhota Phool: 513 men and 463 women, living in 192 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 164 hectares, the population density works out to about 595 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 65 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.22 per cent and women at 82.59 per cent. The census recorded 323 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 265 main workers, the largest group, 142, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 103 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhota Phool's land. Of the village's 164 hectares, 143 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (143 hectares). About 18 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 105 cultivators and 15 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhota Phool is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Budha Bhora, Gurdaspur, Rautan and Bara Phool.

What is the population of Chhota Phool?

The population of Chhota Phool was 976 at the 2011 census, living in 192 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chhota Phool have?

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