Chak Phoolanਚੱਕ ਫੂਲਨ

Where is Chak Phoolan?

Chak Phoolan is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037423, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 352 people in Chak Phoolan: 194 men and 158 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 317 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 814 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 110 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.3 per cent and women at 61.7 per cent. The census recorded 111 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 111 main workers, the largest group, 59, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 41 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Phoolan's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 93 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (37 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 59 cultivators and 10 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Phoolan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Riar and Nawan Pind (Ajnala).

What is the population of Chak Phoolan?

The population of Chak Phoolan was 352 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Chak Phoolan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Phoolan has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.