Chak Hamid Saidokeਚੱਕ ਹਮਿਡ ਸੈਡੋਕੇ

Where is Chak Hamid Saidoke?

Chak Hamid Saidoke is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 035000, and it covers 239 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 221 people in Chak Hamid Saidoke: 114 men and 107 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 239 hectares, the population density works out to about 92 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 183 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76 per cent and women at 58.06 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 24, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 17 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Hamid Saidoke's land. Of the village's 239 hectares, 197 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (197 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 24 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Hamid Saidoke 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 Chak Bhamba Wattu, Hamid Saide Ke and Lakheke Musahib Uttar.

What is the population of Chak Hamid Saidoke?

The population of Chak Hamid Saidoke was 221 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Chak Hamid Saidoke have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Hamid Saidoke has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.