Chak Nuraliਚੱਕ ਨੁਰਲੀ

Where is Chak Nurali?

Chak Nurali is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Chak--Nurali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030894, and it covers 171 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 386 people in Chak Nurali: 190 men and 196 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 171 hectares, the population density works out to about 226 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1032 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.82 per cent and women at 87.21 per cent. The census recorded 95 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 44 main workers, the largest group, 24, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Nurali's land. Of the village's 171 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 100 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 18 cultivators and 46 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Nurali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pakhowal, Sehjowal, Khurd and Musa.

What is the population of Chak Nurali?

The population of Chak Nurali was 386 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Nurali have?

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