Chhoti Makoriਛੋਟੀ ਮਕੋਰੀ

Where is Chhoti Makori?

Chhoti Makori is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 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 038631, and it covers 194 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 394 people in Chhoti Makori: 207 men and 187 women, living in 87 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 194 hectares, the population density works out to about 203 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 333 people, about 85 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.56 per cent and women at 52.6 per cent. The census recorded 119 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 101 main workers, the largest group, 78, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 8 cultivators on their own land. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhoti Makori's land. Of the village's 194 hectares, 39 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (39 hectares). About 76 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 12 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhoti Makori is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 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 Shaho Majra, Bari Makori, Bikkon and Thali.

What is the population of Chhoti Makori?

The population of Chhoti Makori was 394 at the 2011 census, living in 87 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chhoti Makori have?

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