Jhande Chakਝਂਡੇ ਚੱਕ

Where is Jhande Chak?

Jhande Chak is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 5 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 027896, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 539 people in Jhande Chak: 285 men and 254 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 573 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 394 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.72 per cent and women at 78.02 per cent. The census recorded 169 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 151 main workers, the largest group, 126, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhande Chak's land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 54 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (48 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (6 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 21 cultivators and 8 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhande Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jakria, Lohgarh, Maluk Mattu and Haripur.

What is the population of Jhande Chak?

The population of Jhande Chak was 539 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jhande Chak have?

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