Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurdਚੱਕ ਹਿਰਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ ਉਰਫ ਪੱਕਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurd?

Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurd is a village of Talwandi Sabo tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Raman, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangat community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035835, and it covers 869 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,169 people in Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurd: 1,135 men and 1,034 women, living in 418 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 869 hectares, the population density works out to about 250 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 210, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 909 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.22 per cent and women at 45.59 per cent. The census recorded 1,165 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 1,161 main workers, the largest group, 622, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 497 agricultural labourers and 33 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurd's land. Of the village's 869 hectares, 675 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (675 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 624 cultivators and 499 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurd is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raman, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Talwandi Sabo, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sekho, Pakka Kalan, Jodhpur Bagga Singh Alias Phalran and Amarpura Urf Gurthuri.

What is the population of Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurd?

The population of Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurd was 2,169 at the 2011 census, living in 418 households in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurd have?

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