Chak Semanਚੱਕ ਸੇਮਨ

Where is Chak Seman?

Chak Seman is a village in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 7 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 035501, and it covers 266 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 89 people in Chak Seman: 54 men and 35 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 266 hectares, the population density works out to about 33 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 648 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 18 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.61 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 30 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 20, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Seman's land. Of the village's 266 hectares, 241 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (142 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (99 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 21 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 Seman is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 7 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 Kanianwali, Ahal, Pindi Balochan and Deep Singhwala.

What is the population of Chak Seman?

The population of Chak Seman was 89 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Chak Seman have?

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