Chak Kharak Singhwala Urf Doomwaliਚੱਕ ਖਰਕ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ ਉਰਫ ਦੂਮਵਾਲੀ

Where is Chak Kharak Singhwala Urf Doomwali?

Chak Kharak Singhwala Urf Doomwali is a village of Bathinda tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sangat, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangat community development block and is served by the Doomwali ,Narsinghka Loni gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035823, and it covers 1,183 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,303 people in Chak Kharak Singhwala Urf Doomwali: 2,762 men and 2,541 women, living in 1,039 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,183 hectares, the population density works out to about 448 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 723, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,057 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.42 per cent and women at 55.47 per cent. The census recorded 2,076 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 1,611 main workers, the largest group, 997, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 421 agricultural labourers and 144 cultivators on their own land. A further 465 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Kharak Singhwala Urf Doomwali's land. Of the village's 1,183 hectares, 572 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (492 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 76 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 150 cultivators and 724 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Kharak Singhwala Urf Doomwali is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sangat, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Faridkot, Pathrala, Kotli Sabo and Bandi.

What is the population of Chak Kharak Singhwala Urf Doomwali?

The population of Chak Kharak Singhwala Urf Doomwali was 5,303 at the 2011 census, living in 1,039 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Chak Kharak Singhwala Urf Doomwali have?

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