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{{use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cholang
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.2119197|N|75.5009692|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Bhogpur
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| elevation_m = 246
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 435<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=32822|title=Village Population per Census India|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 223/212 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144201
| area_code_type = Telephone
| area_code = 01886
| iso_code = IN-PB
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]- 08
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}
}}

'''Cholang''' is a village in [[Jalandhar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|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 [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[sarpanch]] who is an [[elected representative]] of village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)]].

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed primary school (PRI Cholang School). The school provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]] and the meal prepared in school premises and it was found in 1962.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/pri-cholang/03040301801 | title=Details Of School | work=ICBSE}}</ref>

== Demography ==
As of 2011, Cholang has a total number of 72 houses and population of 435 of which 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.<ref name=census />

== Transport ==

=== Rail ===
Cholang has a railway station operated by Northern Railway, Ferozpur Division. It is located on Pathankot-Jalandhar Line. 6 passenger trains have a hault here. One can get to Pathankot, Jalandhar and Amritsar by these trains. Tanda Urmar is the nearest station to get direct train to Delhi.

=== 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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{{Jalandhar district}}


[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]

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