Chak Narialਚੱਕ ਨਰਿਆਲ

Where is Chak Narial?

Chak Narial is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Chak--Narial gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031845, and it covers 370 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 621 people in Chak Narial: 328 men and 293 women, living in 127 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 370 hectares, the population density works out to about 168 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 198 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.64 per cent and women at 76.56 per cent. The census recorded 188 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 182 main workers, the largest group, 108, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 65 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Narial's land. Of the village's 370 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 40 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 218 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 108 cultivators and 4 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Narial is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Ganguwal, Jhanjowal, Fatehpur and Alamwal.

What is the population of Chak Narial?

The population of Chak Narial was 621 at the 2011 census, living in 127 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Narial have?

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