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Where is Chhaju Bhatt?

Chhaju Bhatt is a village in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036364, and it covers 405 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,125 people in Chhaju Bhatt: 578 men and 547 women, living in 197 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 405 hectares, the population density works out to about 278 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 136, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 297 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 69.94 per cent. The census recorded 341 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 309 main workers, the largest group, 121, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 93 agricultural labourers and 87 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhaju Bhatt's land. Of the village's 405 hectares, 337 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (317 hectares). About 32 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 123 cultivators and 105 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Chhaju Bhatt is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nabha, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kakrala, Bina Heri, Duladi and Malkon.

What is the population of Chhaju Bhatt?

The population of Chhaju Bhatt was 1,125 at the 2011 census, living in 197 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chhaju Bhatt have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chhaju Bhatt has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.