Theh Chahalਠੇਹ ਚਾਹਲ

Where is Theh Chahal?

Theh Chahal is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038158, and it covers 159 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 242 people in Theh Chahal: 136 men and 106 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 159 hectares, the population density works out to about 152 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 779 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 6 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 73.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.46 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 37, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 24 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Theh Chahal's land. Of the village's 159 hectares, 132 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (132 hectares). About 28 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 37 cultivators and 0 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 one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Theh Chahal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 10 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 Kacha Pakka, Manhala Jai Singh, Mughal and Manakpura.

What is the population of Theh Chahal?

The population of Theh Chahal was 242 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Theh Chahal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Theh Chahal has government schools from primary to middle school level.