Chhatਛੱਤ

Where is Chhat?

Chhat is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zirakpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and is served by the Maujpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039367, and it covers 445 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,499 people in Chhat: 2,392 men and 2,107 women, living in 845 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 445 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,011 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 497, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,134 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.55 per cent and women at 67.91 per cent. The census recorded 1,794 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,205 main workers, the largest group, 820, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 168 cultivators on their own land and 146 agricultural labourers. A further 589 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhat's land. Of the village's 445 hectares, 372 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 139 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (139 hectares). About 73 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 181 cultivators and 159 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 and 2 government secondary schools, 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 centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhat is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zirakpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Shatabgarh, Barauli, Bakkarpur and Kishanpura.

What is the population of Chhat?

The population of Chhat was 4,499 at the 2011 census, living in 845 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chhat have?

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