Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandiਚੱਕ ਮਬੈਨ ਹਰਡੋ ਧਂਡੀ

Where is Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandi?

Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandi is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034791, and it covers 469 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 921 people in Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandi: 494 men and 427 women, living in 166 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 469 hectares, the population density works out to about 196 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 99, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 456 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.95 per cent and women at 63.14 per cent. The census recorded 289 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 284 main workers, the largest group, 122, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 81 agricultural labourers and 76 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 Mabain Hardo Dhandi's land. Of the village's 469 hectares, 436 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (436 hectares). About 33 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 122 cultivators and 84 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. 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. 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 Mabain Hardo Dhandi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Somianwala, Guddar Dhandi, Kore Singhwala and Ahmad Dhandi.

What is the population of Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandi?

The population of Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandi was 921 at the 2011 census, living in 166 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandi have?

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