Nanak Chakਨਾਨਕ ਚੱਕ

Where is Nanak Chak?

Nanak Chak is a village in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028804, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 320 people in Nanak Chak: 167 men and 153 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 333 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 152 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.23 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 83 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 48, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nanak Chak's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (19 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 31 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Nanak Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jangla, Ghanieke Bangar, Nasarke and Kotli Thablan.

What is the population of Nanak Chak?

The population of Nanak Chak was 320 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Nanak Chak have?

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