Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwalaਚੱਕ ਘੋਬੈ ਉਰਫ ਤਾਰਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala?

Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala 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 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Chak Ghubaya urf Tangan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034716, and it covers 326 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 967 people in Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala: 511 men and 456 women, living in 192 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 326 hectares, the population density works out to about 297 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 113, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 626 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.89 per cent and women at 54.95 per cent. The census recorded 320 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 318 main workers, the largest group, 184, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 120 agricultural labourers and 12 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala's land. Of the village's 326 hectares, 307 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (307 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 184 cultivators and 122 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 and 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala 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 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan, Rahime Ke Uttar, Pojoke Uttar and Lakhmir Ke Uttar.

What is the population of Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala?

The population of Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala was 967 at the 2011 census, living in 192 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Ghobai Urf Taranwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.