Chak Kanian Khurdਚੱਕ ਕਨਿਆਂ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Chak Kanian Khurd?

Chak Kanian Khurd is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and is served by the Chak Kanian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034121, and it covers 80 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 212 people in Chak Kanian Khurd: 105 men and 107 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 80 hectares, the population density works out to about 265 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1019 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 43 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.75 per cent and women at 65.98 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 46, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Kanian Khurd's land. Of the village's 80 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (78 hectares). About 2 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 46 cultivators and 13 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 Kanian Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kanian Khurd, Chak Fatehpur, Kanian Kalan and Chak Jindra.

What is the population of Chak Kanian Khurd?

The population of Chak Kanian Khurd was 212 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Chak Kanian Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Kanian Khurd has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.