Cholang

Cholang
Village
Cholang
Cholang

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°12′43″N 75°30′03″E / 31.2119197°N 75.5009692°E / 31.2119197; 75.5009692Coordinates: 31°12′43″N 75°30′03″E / 31.2119197°N 75.5009692°E / 31.2119197; 75.5009692
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Bhogpur
Government
  Type Panchayat raj
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 435[1]
  Sex ratio 223/212 /
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 144201
Telephone 01886
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB-08
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Cholang is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 39.7 km away from Phillaur, 16.4 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 140 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.

Education

The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed primary school (PRI Cholang School). The school provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises and it was found in 1962.[2]

Demography

As of 2011, Cholang has a total number of 72 houses and population of 435 of which include 223 are males while 212 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. Literacy rate of Cholang is 70.94%, lower than state average of 86.83%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 53 which is 12.18% of total population of Cholang, and child sex ratio is approximately 893 higher than state average of 846.

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 61.15% of total population in Cholang. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per census 2011, 99 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Cholang which includes 95 males and 4 females. According to census survey report 2011, 95.96% workers describe their work as main work and 4.04% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.[1]

Transport

Rail

Phagwara Junction is the nearest train station however, Gorya Railway Station is only 19 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is located 68 km 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 112 km away in Amritsar.

References

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