Chhachhrauliਛਛਰੌਲੀ

Where is Chhachhrauli?

Chhachhrauli is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039293, and it covers 194 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 252 people in Chhachhrauli: 170 men and 82 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 194 hectares, the population density works out to about 130 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 482 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 10 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 77.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.53 per cent and women at 60.81 per cent. The census recorded 167 workers, about 66 per cent of the village. Of the 164 main workers, the largest group, 143, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhachhrauli's land. Of the village's 194 hectares, 157 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (157 hectares). About 37 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 20 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhachhrauli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bartana, Jeoli, Jaula kalan and Ambchhapa.

What is the population of Chhachhrauli?

The population of Chhachhrauli was 252 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chhachhrauli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chhachhrauli has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.