Chak Chaoਚੱਕ ਚਓ

Where is Chak Chao?

Chak Chao is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028574, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 670 people in Chak Chao: 342 men and 328 women, living in 163 households, an average of about 4.1 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 414 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 959 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 8 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 85.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.75 per cent and women at 80.06 per cent. The census recorded 253 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 153 main workers, the largest group, 123, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 100 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Chao's land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 150 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (140 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (10 hectares). About 12 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 123 cultivators and 81 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 Chao is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaure, Mand, Chao Chak and Balarwal.

What is the population of Chak Chao?

The population of Chak Chao was 670 at the 2011 census, living in 163 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chak Chao have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Chao has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.