Chak Tahliwalaਚੱਕ ਤਹਲੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Tahliwala?

Chak Tahliwala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 7 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 034786, and it covers 307 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 523 people in Chak Tahliwala: 269 men and 254 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 307 hectares, the population density works out to about 170 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 195 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.75 per cent and women at 55.66 per cent. The census recorded 185 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 185 main workers, the largest group, 96, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 74 agricultural labourers and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Tahliwala's land. Of the village's 307 hectares, 262 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 45 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 96 cultivators and 74 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 anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Tahliwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Haraj and Lohra Nawab Sahib.

What is the population of Chak Tahliwala?

The population of Chak Tahliwala was 523 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Tahliwala have?

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