Chak Mallanਚੱਕ ਮੱਲਨ

Where is Chak Mallan?

Chak Mallan is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Chak--Mallan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031857, and it covers 79 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 750 people in Chak Mallan: 388 men and 362 women, living in 154 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 79 hectares, the population density works out to about 949 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 580 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.15 per cent and women at 85.76 per cent. The census recorded 301 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 208 main workers, the largest group, 133, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 agricultural labourers and 20 household industry workers. A further 93 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Mallan's land. Of the village's 79 hectares, 69 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (69 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 7 cultivators and 61 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Mallan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalewal Bhagtan, Gogron, Jaitpur and Chandeli.

What is the population of Chak Mallan?

The population of Chak Mallan was 750 at the 2011 census, living in 154 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Mallan have?

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