Chack Sulemanਚਕਕ ਸੁਲੇਮਨ

Where is Chack Suleman?

Chack Suleman is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Chack--Suleman gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030787, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 156 people in Chack Suleman: 81 men and 75 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 3.9 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 91 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 10 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 92.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 97.18 per cent and women at 86.96 per cent. The census recorded 48 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 24, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chack Suleman's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 134 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 26 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (26 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 20 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Chack Suleman is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gorsian, Chak Bamun, Kaira and Basoya.

What is the population of Chack Suleman?

The population of Chack Suleman was 156 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chack Suleman have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chack Suleman has a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.