Chak Yaqubਚੱਕ ਯਕੁਬ

Where is Chak Yaqub?

Chak Yaqub is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028420, and it covers 261 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 829 people in Chak Yaqub: 421 men and 408 women, living in 149 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 261 hectares, the population density works out to about 318 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.51 per cent and women at 66.04 per cent. The census recorded 224 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 222 main workers, the largest group, 113, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 36 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Yaqub's land. Of the village's 261 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (32 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 27 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 73 cultivators and 37 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 Yaqub is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Ladhupur, Kotli Rawalan, Kiri Afgana and Naino Kot.

What is the population of Chak Yaqub?

The population of Chak Yaqub was 829 at the 2011 census, living in 149 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chak Yaqub have?

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