Chakanwaliਚਕਨਵਾਲੀ

Where is Chakanwali?

Chakanwali is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028937, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 300 people in Chakanwali: 160 men and 140 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 11 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 77.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.82 per cent and women at 72.58 per cent. The census recorded 89 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 85 main workers, the largest group, 57, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 household industry workers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chakanwali's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 81 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (81 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 57 cultivators and 2 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chakanwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khalilpur, Khushalpur, Man and Kotha.

What is the population of Chakanwali?

The population of Chakanwali was 300 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chakanwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chakanwali has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.