Chak Rajianਚੱਕ ਰਜਿਆਂ

Where is Chak Rajian?

Chak Rajian 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 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Talwandi--Kanungoian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031712, and it covers 28 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 19 people in Chak Rajian: 12 men and 7 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 28 hectares, the population density works out to about 68 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 583 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 100 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 7 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 7 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Rajian's land. Of the village's 28 hectares, 24 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (24 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 7 cultivators and 0 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Rajian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badowal, Talwandi Kanungoian, Badala Mahi and Taragarh.

What is the population of Chak Rajian?

The population of Chak Rajian was 19 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Rajian have?

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