Chak Goniana Khurdਚੱਕ ਗੋਨਿਆਣਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Chak Goniana Khurd?

Chak Goniana Khurd is a village of Bathinda tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Goniana, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bathinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035758, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 50 people in Chak Goniana Khurd: 26 men and 24 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 12.5 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 40 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 4 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 70.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 13 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 8, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Goniana Khurd's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (101 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 15 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 9 cultivators and 2 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 secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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 Goniana Khurd is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Goniana, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehma Sawai, Akalia Kalan, Mehma Sarja and Akalia Khurd.

What is the population of Chak Goniana Khurd?

The population of Chak Goniana Khurd was 50 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Chak Goniana Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Goniana Khurd has a government secondary school and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.