Chak Khannaਚੱਕ ਖੱਨਾ

Where is Chak Khanna?

Chak Khanna is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034232, and it covers 267 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 159 people in Chak Khanna: 87 men and 72 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 267 hectares, the population density works out to about 60 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 828 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 47.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 45 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 45, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Khanna's land. Of the village's 267 hectares, 208 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (203 hectares). About 59 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 45 cultivators and 2 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Khanna is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanna, Wara Suleman, Khiali and Wara Kalirana.

What is the population of Chak Khanna?

The population of Chak Khanna was 159 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Khanna have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Khanna has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.