Chak Sotrianਚੱਕ ਸੋਟਰਿਆਂ

Where is Chak Sotrian?

Chak Sotrian 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 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Habib Wala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034676, and it covers 42 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 59 people in Chak Sotrian: 34 men and 25 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 8.4 people per household. Spread over its 42 hectares, the population density works out to about 140 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 735 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 59 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.07 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 21 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 11, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Sotrian's land. Of the village's 42 hectares, 26 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (26 hectares). About 16 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 11 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 Sotrian 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 18 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 Rohela Haji Uttar, Bhamba Haji, Lakha Haji and Mida Haji.

What is the population of Chak Sotrian?

The population of Chak Sotrian was 59 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Sotrian have?

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