Chharwarਛਰਵਰ

Where is Chharwar?

Chharwar is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039245, and it covers 337 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,284 people in Chharwar: 686 men and 598 women, living in 249 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 337 hectares, the population density works out to about 381 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 115, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 464 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.03 per cent and women at 73.06 per cent. The census recorded 509 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 459 main workers, the largest group, 294, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 145 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 50 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chharwar's land. Of the village's 337 hectares, 259 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 225 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (62 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (163 hectares). About 44 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 145 cultivators and 31 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Chharwar 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 9 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 Salempur, Khalawar, Budhanpur and Paragpur.

What is the population of Chharwar?

The population of Chharwar was 1,284 at the 2011 census, living in 249 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chharwar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chharwar has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.