Chak Heirਚੱਕ ਹੇਰ

Where is Chak Heir?

Chak Heir is a village in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Verka community development block and is served by the Chak--Heir gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037595, and it covers 44 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 144 people in Chak Heir: 72 men and 72 women, living in 22 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 44 hectares, the population density works out to about 327 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 43.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 51.56 per cent and women at 35.94 per cent. The census recorded 73 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 72, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Heir's land. Of the village's 44 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (41 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 72 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Heir is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tajuchak, Heir, Basarke Gillan and Mulla Behram.

What is the population of Chak Heir?

The population of Chak Heir was 144 at the 2011 census, living in 22 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Chak Heir have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Heir has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.