Chakrohiਚਕਰੋਹੀ

Where is Chakrohi?

Chakrohi is a village in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Barnala, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mehal Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 040007, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7 people in Chakrohi: 5 men and 2 women, living in 1 households, an average of about 7.0 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 6 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 400 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 14 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 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 2 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 2 main workers, the largest group, 2, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chakrohi's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (68 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 8 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 2 cultivators and 0 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chakrohi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Barnala, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Barnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chiniwal kalan, Chananwal, Moom and Raisar (Punjab).

What is the population of Chakrohi?

The population of Chakrohi was 7 at the 2011 census, living in 1 households in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Chakrohi have?

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