Chak Dhudiਚੱਕ ਧੁਡੀ

Where is Chak Dhudi?

Chak Dhudi is a village of Faridkot tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Faridkot, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Faridkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035569, and it covers 346 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 641 people in Chak Dhudi: 342 men and 299 women, living in 127 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 346 hectares, the population density works out to about 185 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 230 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.79 per cent and women at 44.98 per cent. The census recorded 299 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 285 main workers, the largest group, 213, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 72 cultivators on their own land. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Dhudi's land. Of the village's 346 hectares, 336 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (336 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 72 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Dhudi is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Faridkot, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Faridkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhudi, Mandwala, Bhana and Dhulkot.

What is the population of Chak Dhudi?

The population of Chak Dhudi was 641 at the 2011 census, living in 127 households in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Chak Dhudi have?

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