Chak Guruਚੱਕ ਗੁਰੂ

Where is Chak Guru?

Chak Guru is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Chak--Guru gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032052, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,268 people in Chak Guru: 625 men and 643 women, living in 292 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 733 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1029 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 124, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 453 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.77 per cent and women at 72.85 per cent. The census recorded 621 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 528 main workers, the largest group, 268, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 200 cultivators on their own land and 52 agricultural labourers. A further 93 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Guru's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 154 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (154 hectares). About 19 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 202 cultivators and 61 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Guru is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Najarpur, Samundra, Chak Singha and Chak Gujjran.

What is the population of Chak Guru?

The population of Chak Guru was 1,268 at the 2011 census, living in 292 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Guru have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Guru has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.