Haveli Chhotiਹਵੇਲੀ ਛੋਟੀ

Where is Haveli Chhoti?

Haveli Chhoti is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Haveli Chotti gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038669, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,058 people in Haveli Chhoti: 549 men and 509 women, living in 216 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,037 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 115, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 160 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.46 per cent and women at 86.12 per cent. The census recorded 326 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 318 main workers, the largest group, 255, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 46 cultivators on their own land and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haveli Chhoti's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 27 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 72 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 51 cultivators and 17 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Haveli Chhoti is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 1 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 Shampura, Nanakpur Alias Sharfabad, Abhepur Beli and Hussainpur.

What is the population of Haveli Chhoti?

The population of Haveli Chhoti was 1,058 at the 2011 census, living in 216 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Haveli Chhoti have?

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