Chhokran, SBS Nagar explained

Chhokran
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.0743°N 76.1292°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:251
Population Total:844[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 409/435 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144514
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01823
Iso Code:IN-PB
Blank1 Info Sec2:Nawanshahr[2]

Chhokran is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located away from postal head office Nawanshahr, from Rahon, from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.[3]

Demography

As of 2011, Chhokran has a total number of 209 houses and population of 844 of which 409 include are males while 435 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of Chhokran is 81.05%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 100 which is 11.85% of total population of Chhokran, and child sex ratio is approximately 1326 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.[4]

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 25.83% of total population in Chhokran. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 576 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Chhokran which includes 275 males and 301 females. According to census survey report 2011, 94.62% workers describe their work as main work and 5.38% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.[5]

Education

The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed primary school founded in 1955.[6] [7] The schools provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme[8] and the meal prepared in school premises. As per Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act the school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14.

KC Engineering College and Doaba Khalsa Trust Group Of Institutions are the nearest colleges. Industrial Training Institute for women (ITI Nawanshahr) is away from the village. Lovely Professional University is away from the village.

Transport

Nawanshahr railway station is the nearest train station however, Garhshankar Junction railway station is away from the village. Sahnewal Airport is the nearest domestic airport which located away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is away in Amritsar.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chhokran Population per Census India. 2011 Census of India.
  2. Web site: All India Pincode Directory. censusindia.gov.in.
  3. Web site: List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district. nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette). 28 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510104814/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf#. 10 May 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011). pib.nic.in.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook SBS Nagar. censusindia.gov.in.
  6. Web site: List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district. sbsnagarpolice.com.
  7. Web site: Details about GPS Chhokran School . icbse.com.
  8. Web site: Mid Day Meal Society. ssapunjab.org.
  9. Web site: Distance from Chhokran (Multiple routes). Google Map.