Chak Dhab Khushal Joyiaਚੱਕ ਧਬ ਖੁਸ਼ਲ ਜੋਯਿਆ

Where is Chak Dhab Khushal Joyia?

Chak Dhab Khushal Joyia 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 12 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 034945, and it covers 417 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 593 people in Chak Dhab Khushal Joyia: 307 men and 286 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 417 hectares, the population density works out to about 142 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 255 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.77 per cent and women at 62.15 per cent. The census recorded 199 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 194 main workers, the largest group, 106, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 50 agricultural labourers and 38 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Dhab Khushal Joyia's land. Of the village's 417 hectares, 385 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (325 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 106 cultivators and 55 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Dhab Khushal Joyia is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Jandwala, Dhab Khushal Joya, Chak Jandwala and Arnianwala.

What is the population of Chak Dhab Khushal Joyia?

The population of Chak Dhab Khushal Joyia was 593 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Chak Dhab Khushal Joyia have?

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