Chima Kalan (near Patti)ਚੀਮਾ ਕਲਾਂ ਨੇਅਰ ਪੱਟੀ

Where is Chima Kalan(near Patti)?

Chima Kalan(near Patti) is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and is served by the Chima Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038204, and it covers 436 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,566 people in Chima Kalan(near Patti): 828 men and 738 women, living in 281 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 436 hectares, the population density works out to about 359 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 200, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 476 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.39 per cent and women at 57.01 per cent. The census recorded 588 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 379 main workers, the largest group, 219, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 83 other workers in trade, transport and services and 74 agricultural labourers. A further 209 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chima Kalan(near Patti)'s land. Of the village's 436 hectares, 398 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (398 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 273 cultivators and 117 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Chima Kalan(near Patti) is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Umrabath, Saido, Barwala and Sungwan.

What is the population of Chima Kalan(near Patti)?

The population of Chima Kalan(near Patti) was 1,566 at the 2011 census, living in 281 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Chima Kalan(near Patti) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chima Kalan(near Patti) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.