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Where is Chuharpur?

Chuharpur is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028279, and it covers 36 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 188 people in Chuharpur: 97 men and 91 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 36 hectares, the population density works out to about 522 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 9 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 83.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.09 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 53 main workers, the largest group, 38, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 15 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chuharpur's land. Of the village's 36 hectares, 33 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (33 hectares). About 3 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 38 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Chuharpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chandar Bhan, Rasulpur and Kohlian.

What is the population of Chuharpur?

The population of Chuharpur was 188 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chuharpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chuharpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.