Chak Sheruਚੱਕ ਸ਼ੇਰੁ

Where is Chak Sheru?

Chak Sheru is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Chak--Sheru gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031222, and it covers 73 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 234 people in Chak Sheru: 123 men and 111 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 73 hectares, the population density works out to about 321 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 13 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 83.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.85 per cent and women at 79.38 per cent. The census recorded 76 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 44, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Sheru's land. Of the village's 73 hectares, 22 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 2 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Sheru is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Kalan, Pandori, Harse Mansar and Mirpur.

What is the population of Chak Sheru?

The population of Chak Sheru was 234 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Sheru have?

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