Chak Somianwalaਚੱਕ ਸੋਮਿਆਂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Somianwala?

Chak Somianwala 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 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the CHAK SOMIANWALA, chak budhe shah gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034790, and it covers 919 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,060 people in Chak Somianwala: 549 men and 511 women, living in 175 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 919 hectares, the population density works out to about 115 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 149, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 489 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.49 per cent and women at 56.22 per cent. The census recorded 406 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 335 main workers, the largest group, 149, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 118 agricultural labourers and 59 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 71 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Somianwala's land. Of the village's 919 hectares, 866 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (866 hectares). About 53 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 155 cultivators and 165 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 Somianwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. 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 Kore Singhwala, Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandi, Chak Jamiat Singhwala and Guddar Dhandi.

What is the population of Chak Somianwala?

The population of Chak Somianwala was 1,060 at the 2011 census, living in 175 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Somianwala have?

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