Chak Bhagtupurਚੱਕ ਭਗਟੁਪੁਰ

Where is Chak Bhagtupur?

Chak Bhagtupur is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028563, and it covers 30 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 67 people in Chak Bhagtupur: 33 men and 34 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 30 hectares, the population density works out to about 223 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1030 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 4 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 7 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.33 per cent and women at 67.65 per cent. The census recorded 17 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 15 main workers, the largest group, 8, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Bhagtupur's land. Of the village's 30 hectares, 26 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares). About 4 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 8 cultivators and 0 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.

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 Bhagtupur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sakhowal, Udhanwal, Chinna Veeran and Shahpur Araian.

What is the population of Chak Bhagtupur?

The population of Chak Bhagtupur was 67 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chak Bhagtupur have?

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