Chak Dohakਚੱਕ ਦੋਹਕ

Where is Chak Dohak?

Chak Dohak is a village in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bariwala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035437, and it covers 285 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 127 people in Chak Dohak: 65 men and 62 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 285 hectares, the population density works out to about 45 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 954 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 127 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 46.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 46.55 per cent and women at 46 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 35, were agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Dohak's land. Of the village's 285 hectares, 283 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (205 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 35 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Dohak is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bariwala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dohak, Budhimal, Randhawa and Jandoke.

What is the population of Chak Dohak?

The population of Chak Dohak was 127 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Chak Dohak have?

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