Chak Gulam Rasulwalaਚੱਕ ਗੁਲਮ ਰਸੂਲਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Gulam Rasulwala?

Chak Gulam Rasulwala is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and is served by the CHAK GULAM RASULWALA,Gumani Wala Khooh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034951, and it covers 313 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,283 people in Chak Gulam Rasulwala: 688 men and 595 women, living in 259 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 313 hectares, the population density works out to about 410 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 139, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 852 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.8 per cent and women at 59.15 per cent. The census recorded 348 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 215 main workers, the largest group, 93, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 82 agricultural labourers and 38 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 133 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Gulam Rasulwala's land. Of the village's 313 hectares, 285 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (285 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 95 cultivators and 211 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Gulam Rasulwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 12 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 Chak Balochanwala, Chak Qabarwala, Dhab Karyal and Chak Panj Kohi.

What is the population of Chak Gulam Rasulwala?

The population of Chak Gulam Rasulwala was 1,283 at the 2011 census, living in 259 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Chak Gulam Rasulwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Gulam Rasulwala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.