Chandon Gobindgarhਚੰਦੋਂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Chandon Gobindgarh?

Chandon Gobindgarh is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039097, and it covers 214 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 617 people in Chandon Gobindgarh: 331 men and 286 women, living in 111 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 214 hectares, the population density works out to about 288 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 114 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.07 per cent and women at 78.03 per cent. The census recorded 177 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 95 main workers, the largest group, 84, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 household industry workers and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 82 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chandon Gobindgarh's land. Of the village's 214 hectares, 212 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 165 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (165 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 70 cultivators and 3 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chandon Gobindgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Harlalpur, Jandpur, Abhepur and Badali.

What is the population of Chandon Gobindgarh?

The population of Chandon Gobindgarh was 617 at the 2011 census, living in 111 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chandon Gobindgarh have?

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