Chak Gujranਚੱਕ ਗੁਜਰਨ

Where is Chak Gujran?

Chak Gujran is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Chak--Gujran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031416, and it covers 304 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 437 people in Chak Gujran: 207 men and 230 women, living in 93 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 304 hectares, the population density works out to about 144 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1111 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 258 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.55 per cent and women at 82.56 per cent. The census recorded 104 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 101 main workers, the largest group, 40, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 26 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Gujran's land. Of the village's 304 hectares, 200 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (200 hectares). About 53 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 36 cultivators and 41 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Gujran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nur Talai, Khunda, Kantian and Bassi Wahid.

What is the population of Chak Gujran?

The population of Chak Gujran was 437 at the 2011 census, living in 93 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Gujran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Gujran has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.