Chuhar Chakਚੁਹਰ ਚੱਕ

Where is Chuhar Chak?

Chuhar Chak is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027901, and it covers 70 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 596 people in Chuhar Chak: 310 men and 286 women, living in 112 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 70 hectares, the population density works out to about 851 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 318 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.32 per cent and women at 76.77 per cent. The census recorded 206 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 147 main workers, the largest group, 71, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 28 agricultural labourers. A further 59 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chuhar Chak's land. Of the village's 70 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 44 cultivators and 42 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chuhar Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Daliya, Malian and Mirjanpur.

What is the population of Chuhar Chak?

The population of Chuhar Chak was 596 at the 2011 census, living in 112 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Chuhar Chak have?

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