Chak Malha Kariਚੱਕ ਮਲਹਾ ਕਰੀ

Where is Chak Malha Kari?

Chak Malha Kari is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Mehmad Khan Niazi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034694, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 42 people in Chak Malha Kari: 23 men and 19 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 68 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 29 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.43 per cent and women at 31.25 per cent. The census recorded 15 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 15 main workers, the largest group, 8, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Malha Kari's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 8 cultivators and 3 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Malha Kari is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehmad Khan Niazi, Kalu Araian Uttar, Kakar and Mehmud Ke Uttar.

What is the population of Chak Malha Kari?

The population of Chak Malha Kari was 42 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Malha Kari have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Malha Kari has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.