Chak Musaਚੱਕ ਮੁਸਾ

Where is Chak Musa?

Chak Musa is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Chak--Musa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031798, and it covers 163 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 185 people in Chak Musa: 101 men and 84 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 163 hectares, the population density works out to about 113 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 832 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 154 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.78 per cent and women at 76.25 per cent. The census recorded 68 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 39, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Musa's land. Of the village's 163 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 13 cultivators and 4 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 Musa is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalupur, Mananhana, Pachnangal and Kotla.

What is the population of Chak Musa?

The population of Chak Musa was 185 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Musa have?

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