Chak Roranwalaਚੱਕ ਰੋਰਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Roranwala?

Chak Roranwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Chak Rohanwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034648, and it covers 198 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 234 people in Chak Roranwala: 118 men and 116 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 198 hectares, the population density works out to about 118 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 983 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 31 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.81 per cent and women at 61.17 per cent. The census recorded 61 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 61 main workers, the largest group, 46, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Roranwala's land. Of the village's 198 hectares, 187 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (187 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 46 cultivators and 7 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Roranwala 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 14 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 Chuhar Khilchi, Nasira Khilchi, Gulam Pattra and Bhabra Azam Shahwala.

What is the population of Chak Roranwala?

The population of Chak Roranwala was 234 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Roranwala have?

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