Chak Singhaਚੱਕ ਸਿਂਘਾ

Where is Chak Singha?

Chak Singha is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. 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---Singha gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032050, and it covers 198 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,394 people in Chak Singha: 669 men and 725 women, living in 308 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 198 hectares, the population density works out to about 704 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1084 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 581 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.6 per cent and women at 72.1 per cent. The census recorded 402 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 379 main workers, the largest group, 161, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 138 cultivators on their own land and 77 agricultural labourers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Singha's land. Of the village's 198 hectares, 176 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (176 hectares). About 21 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 139 cultivators and 78 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Singha 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 Chak Hajipur, Najarpur, Chak Phullu and Chak Guru.

What is the population of Chak Singha?

The population of Chak Singha was 1,394 at the 2011 census, living in 308 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Singha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Singha has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.