Chak Qabarwalaਚੱਕ ਕਬਰਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Qabarwala?

Chak Qabarwala is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 12 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 034952, and it covers 338 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 625 people in Chak Qabarwala: 334 men and 291 women, living in 103 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 338 hectares, the population density works out to about 185 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 139 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.84 per cent and women at 70.87 per cent. The census recorded 210 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 206 main workers, the largest group, 95, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 67 agricultural labourers and 44 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Qabarwala's land. Of the village's 338 hectares, 317 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (317 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 95 cultivators and 71 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 Qabarwala 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 Gulam Rasulwala, Chak Panj Kohi, Chak Balochanwala and Chak Roranwala.

What is the population of Chak Qabarwala?

The population of Chak Qabarwala was 625 at the 2011 census, living in 103 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Chak Qabarwala have?

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