Chiheru

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Chiheru
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Chiheru
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Chiheru
Chiheru (India)
Coordinates: 31°16′08″N75°42′08″E / 31.2690°N 75.7021°E / 31.2690; 75.7021 Coordinates: 31°16′08″N75°42′08″E / 31.2690°N 75.7021°E / 31.2690; 75.7021
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Area
 • Total6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,458
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144402
Area Code 01824
Vehicle registration PB-

Chiheru is a village in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab, India. [1] Nearest cities are Phagwara and Jalandhar.

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Location

Chiheru is located just off to the East side of the National Highway 1 (India) (a.k.a. Grand Trunk Road, GT Road), and the Indian Railways line, the major transportation artery North-South of India and between New Delhi and Amritsar. Chiheru is 390 km North of New Delhi, 118 km NW of Chandigarh, and 90 km SE of Amritsar. The two nearby cities Phagwara is 8 km SE and Jalandhar is 14 km NW. The nearest railway stations for local traffic are in Chiheru (station code=CEU), Phagwara (station code=PGW), and Jalandhar (station code=JUC/JRC). [2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, by the Indian Government, Chiheru (#83) has 509 households, and a population of 2,458; 1248 males (51%), and 1210 females (49%). [3]

Chaheru’s first residents were from the Deu clan. Originally Deu and Aulakh were brothers and two of five sons. They came from the Sankatra tribe, from the areas of Sankhatra narowal [4] [ failed verification ] & Zafarwal & District of Sialkot, Punjab, now in Pakistan. [5] [ failed verification ] [6] [ better source needed ]

Education

In the early 1900s, the first public Elementary School (up to grade 5) was built by the Maharaja of Kapurthala Jagatjit Singh. In the mid 1960s, the original building was demolished and a new larger building constructed. In 1974 it was upgraded to Middle school (Grade 8) by the Punjab Government, within the District of Kapurthala (school district 303), and in 1994 further upgraded to High School (Grade 10) [7]

History

In 1911, the work on the Chiheru railway station and the train line started, and in 1914 the line was opened for passenger traffic between Ludhiana and Jalandhar (a.k.a. Jullundur),through Chiheru, when the Sutlej River Bridge of 20 spans was completed. [8]

Between 2012-2014, Chiheru's underground water supply and sewage system were installed. The project was funded by the villagers (local and international), and managed by Dr. Gurdev Gill. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chaheru". wikimapia.org.
  2. ↑ "station codes".
  3. ↑ "Census of India: Search Details". www.censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sankhatra". wikimapia.org.
  5. ↑ "A glossary of tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province". 1911.
  6. ↑ Rose, H.A. (1911). Glossary of Tribes and Castes of the Punjab, Volume I, II. p. 233. ISBN   8175361522.
  7. ↑ "Chaheru High School". Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Sharma, Subash Chander (1987). Punjab, the Crucial Decade.
  9. ↑ "Dr Gill Sewage System". Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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