Chak Allah Bakashਚੱਕ ਅੱਲਹ ਬਕਸ਼

Where is Chak Allah Bakash?

Chak Allah Bakash is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 28 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037202, and it covers 180 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 444 people in Chak Allah Bakash: 221 men and 223 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 7.2 people per household. Spread over its 180 hectares, the population density works out to about 247 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1009 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 80 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.04 per cent and women at 62.63 per cent. The census recorded 134 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 134 main workers, the largest group, 96, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 36 agricultural labourers and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Allah Bakash's land. Of the village's 180 hectares, 147 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (147 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 96 cultivators and 36 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Allah Bakash is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 28 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pandori, Dhariwal, Makhanpura and Audar.

What is the population of Chak Allah Bakash?

The population of Chak Allah Bakash was 444 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Chak Allah Bakash have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Allah Bakash has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.