Chak Nurowaliਚੱਕ ਨੁਰੋਵਾਲੀ

Where is Chak Nurowali?

Chak Nurowali is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and is served by the Awan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028031, and it covers 32 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 30 people in Chak Nurowali: 13 men and 17 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 32 hectares, the population density works out to about 94 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1308 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 20 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 87.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.31 per cent and women at 81.82 per cent. The census recorded 11 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Nurowali's land. Of the village's 32 hectares, 29 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 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

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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Nurowali is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla, Awan, Sheikh Kabir and Nurowali.

What is the population of Chak Nurowali?

The population of Chak Nurowali was 30 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chak Nurowali have?

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