Chak Ghobai Alias Tanganਚੱਕ ਘੋਬੈ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਤਂਗਨ

Where is Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan?

Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 20 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 034715, and it covers 295 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,217 people in Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan: 651 men and 566 women, living in 258 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 295 hectares, the population density works out to about 413 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 159, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 855 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.8 per cent and women at 48.59 per cent. The census recorded 380 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 355 main workers, the largest group, 178, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 111 cultivators on their own land and 65 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan's land. Of the village's 295 hectares, 273 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (146 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (127 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 112 cultivators and 201 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 middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pojoke Uttar, Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala, Chhanga Khurd and Rahime Ke Uttar.

What is the population of Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan?

The population of Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan was 1,217 at the 2011 census, living in 258 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan have?

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