Chandiani Kalanਚਂਡਿਆਨੀ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Chandiani Kalan?

Chandiani Kalan is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about None kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Saroya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032493, and it covers 805 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 828 people in Chandiani Kalan: 430 men and 398 women, living in 172 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 805 hectares, the population density works out to about 103 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 114, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 268 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.05 per cent and women at 57.43 per cent. The census recorded 330 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 248 main workers, the largest group, 110, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 100 agricultural labourers and 38 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 Chandiani Kalan's land. Of the village's 805 hectares, 372 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (372 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 43 cultivators and 104 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chandiani Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about None kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mangupur, Makhupur, Kukar Suha and Taprian Khurdan.

What is the population of Chandiani Kalan?

The population of Chandiani Kalan was 828 at the 2011 census, living in 172 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Chandiani Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chandiani Kalan has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.