Chapar Chiri Kalanਛਪਾਰ ਛਿਰੀ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Chapar Chiri Kalan?

Chapar Chiri Kalan is a village in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and is served by the Chaper Chiri Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039153, and it covers 224 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 343 people in Chapar Chiri Kalan: 179 men and 164 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 224 hectares, the population density works out to about 153 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 191 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.63 per cent and women at 79.45 per cent. The census recorded 105 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 101 main workers, the largest group, 79, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 agricultural labourers and 8 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chapar Chiri Kalan's land. Of the village's 224 hectares, 124 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 70 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 13 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chapar Chiri Kalan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chapar Chiri Khurd, Baliali, Kailon and Ballo Majra.

What is the population of Chapar Chiri Kalan?

The population of Chapar Chiri Kalan was 343 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chapar Chiri Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chapar Chiri Kalan has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.