Chak Panje Keਚੱਕ ਪਂਜੇ ਕੇ

Where is Chak Panje Ke?

Chak Panje Ke is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034839, and it covers 183 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 904 people in Chak Panje Ke: 469 men and 435 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 183 hectares, the population density works out to about 494 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 928 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 896 people, about 99 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.86 per cent and women at 54.91 per cent. The census recorded 455 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 183 main workers, the largest group, 84, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 68 cultivators on their own land and 30 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 272 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Panje Ke's land. Of the village's 183 hectares, 173 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (171 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 172 cultivators and 230 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Panje Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rukna Bodla, Nure Ke and Sawaya Rai Uttar.

What is the population of Chak Panje Ke?

The population of Chak Panje Ke was 904 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Panje Ke have?

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