Chachohar Explained

Chachohar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:29.84°N 75.395°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mansa
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Regional
Demographics1 Info2:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30

Chachohar is a village in Mansa district of East Punjab.[1] [2] In 2009, the village was honored for increasing the number of girls in schools.[3] The village was on the list for more than 90% of voting in the February 2012 election.[4]

Geography

The village is approximately centered at 29.84°N 75.395°W.[5] Bhamme Khurd, Kaur Wala, Khiali Chehlan Wali, Lakhmir Wala and Akkan Wali are the surrounding villages.

Demographics

Punjabi is the mother tongue as well as the official language of the village.

The population mostly follows Sikhism with other minorities.

Notes and References

  1. News: ਨਹਿਰੀ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ ਕਾਰਨ ਕਈ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਪ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ . Punjabi Tribune . 31 December 2011 . 21 June 2012.
  2. News: ਮੋਘਾ ਨੀਵਾਂ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਖਿਲਾਫ਼ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ. Daily Ajit. 4 May 2012. 21 June 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120602124324/http://www.ajitjalandhar.com/20120504/bathinda.php. 2 June 2012.
  3. News: ਸਕੂਲਾਂ ’ਚ ਮੁੰਡਿਆਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਕੁੜੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਕਾਫੀ ਘੱਟ. ihues.com. 30 November 2010. 21 June 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130127231444/http://punjabinews.ihues.com/2010/11/30/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%82-%E2%80%99%E0%A8%9A-%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%81%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A1%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%82-%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%82-%E0%A8%95/. 27 January 2013.
  4. News: ਪੋਲਿੰਗ ਫ਼ੀਸਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਨਸਾ ਦੇ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਨੇ ਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਮਾਰੀ . Punjabi Tribune . 2 February 2012 . 21 June 2012.
  5. [Google Maps]