Chak Baroiaਚੱਕ ਬਰੋਿਆ

Where is Chak Baroia?

Chak Baroia is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and is served by the Chak--Baroia gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028042, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 365 people in Chak Baroia: 195 men and 170 women, living in 70 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 401 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 58 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.59 per cent and women at 77.36 per cent. The census recorded 128 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 126 main workers, the largest group, 80, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Baroia's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 81 hectares of it were irrigated. About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 80 cultivators and 17 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Baroia is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhotepur, Kot Santokh Rai, Jogowal and Theh Tikha.

What is the population of Chak Baroia?

The population of Chak Baroia was 365 at the 2011 census, living in 70 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chak Baroia have?

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