Chak Bhamba Wattuਚੱਕ ਭਂਬਾ ਵੱਟੁ

Where is Chak Bhamba Wattu?

Chak Bhamba Wattu is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034999, and it covers 318 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 780 people in Chak Bhamba Wattu: 411 men and 369 women, living in 158 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 318 hectares, the population density works out to about 245 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 111, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 347 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.43 per cent and women at 62.07 per cent. The census recorded 222 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 220 main workers, the largest group, 113, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 65 other workers in trade, transport and services and 41 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Bhamba Wattu's land. Of the village's 318 hectares, 269 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (269 hectares). About 47 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 113 cultivators and 42 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 2 government primary schools, 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Bhamba Wattu is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lakheke Musahib Uttar, Chak Hamid Saidoke, Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370) and Hamid Saide Ke.

What is the population of Chak Bhamba Wattu?

The population of Chak Bhamba Wattu was 780 at the 2011 census, living in 158 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Chak Bhamba Wattu have?

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