Chak Sadhuwalaਚੱਕ ਸਧੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Sadhuwala?

Chak Sadhuwala 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 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034775, and it covers 242 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 179 people in Chak Sadhuwala: 88 men and 91 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 242 hectares, the population density works out to about 74 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1034 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 69 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.13 per cent and women at 61.54 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Sadhuwala's land. Of the village's 242 hectares, 211 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 19 cultivators and 27 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Sadhuwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 16 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 Mehman, Machhiwara and Malhuwala.

What is the population of Chak Sadhuwala?

The population of Chak Sadhuwala was 179 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Sadhuwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Sadhuwala has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.