Chupkiਚੁਪਕੀ

Where is Chupki?

Chupki is a village of Chamkaur Sahib 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 Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038779, and it covers 41 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 86 people in Chupki: 44 men and 42 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 41 hectares, the population density works out to about 210 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 955 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.38 per cent and women at 71.88 per cent. The census recorded 52 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 23, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chupki's land. Of the village's 41 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 22 cultivators and 4 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 secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Chupki is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Khizarpur, Ranga, Karkhana Bela and Baman.

What is the population of Chupki?

The population of Chupki was 86 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chupki have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chupki has a government secondary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.