Chak Khasaਚੱਕ ਖਸਾ

Where is Chak Khasa?

Chak Khasa is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028730, and it covers 48 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 70 people in Chak Khasa: 36 men and 34 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 48 hectares, the population density works out to about 146 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.56 per cent and women at 74.07 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 8, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Khasa's land. Of the village's 48 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (30 hectares). About 10 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 7 cultivators and 1 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 five to ten kilometres away.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Khasa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Hardo Jhanda, Said Mubarak, Hassanpur Khurd and Dhir.

What is the population of Chak Khasa?

The population of Chak Khasa was 70 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chak Khasa have?

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