Chak Gheruwalaਚੱਕ ਘੇਰੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Gheruwala?

Chak Gheruwala 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 18 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 034958, and it covers 297 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 179 people in Chak Gheruwala: 92 men and 87 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 297 hectares, the population density works out to about 60 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 35 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.05 per cent and women at 54.76 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 29, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Gheruwala's land. Of the village's 297 hectares, 273 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (273 hectares). About 13 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 24 cultivators and 42 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Gheruwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khuranj, Chak Rohiwala, Chak Khuranj and Roranwala Urf Tarewali.

What is the population of Chak Gheruwala?

The population of Chak Gheruwala was 179 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Chak Gheruwala have?

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