Chak Megha Raiਚੱਕ ਮੇਘਾ ਰਾਏ

Where is Chak Megha Rai?

Chak Megha Rai is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034805, and it covers 144 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 423 people in Chak Megha Rai: 227 men and 196 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 144 hectares, the population density works out to about 294 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 863 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 50 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.14 per cent and women at 62.15 per cent. The census recorded 124 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 47 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Megha Rai's land. Of the village's 144 hectares, 137 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (137 hectares). About 7 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 54 cultivators and 9 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Megha Rai is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhanga Rai Hithar, Megha Rai and Baje Ke.

What is the population of Chak Megha Rai?

The population of Chak Megha Rai was 423 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Megha Rai have?

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