Mami Chak Rangaਮਮੀ ਚੱਕ ਰਂਗਾ

Where is Mami Chak Ranga?

Mami Chak Ranga is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 17 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 027788, and it covers 283 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 210 people in Mami Chak Ranga: 114 men and 96 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 283 hectares, the population density works out to about 74 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 842 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.51 per cent and women at 78.05 per cent. The census recorded 64 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 41, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mami Chak Ranga's land. Of the village's 283 hectares, 221 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (201 hectares). About 62 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 41 cultivators and 14 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mami Chak Ranga is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Kukar, Toor and Rajpur Chib.

What is the population of Mami Chak Ranga?

The population of Mami Chak Ranga was 210 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mami Chak Ranga have?

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