Chak Paniwalaਚੱਕ ਪਨੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Paniwala?

Chak Paniwala is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 4 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 034927, and it covers 252 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 420 people in Chak Paniwala: 218 men and 202 women, living in 83 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 252 hectares, the population density works out to about 167 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.11 per cent and women at 76.34 per cent. The census recorded 123 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 90 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 37 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Paniwala's land. Of the village's 252 hectares, 229 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (229 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 34 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Paniwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 4 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 Jalalabad Rural, Chak Maujdinwala, Chak Sohna Sandar and Chak Romwala.

What is the population of Chak Paniwala?

The population of Chak Paniwala was 420 at the 2011 census, living in 83 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Chak Paniwala have?

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