Chak Soniਚੱਕ ਸੋਨੀ

Where is Chak Soni?

Chak Soni is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Soni gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031904, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 38 people in Chak Soni: 18 men and 20 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 51 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1111 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, 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 93.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.75 per cent and women at 93.75 per cent. The census recorded 13 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 13 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Soni's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 55 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (55 hectares). About 7 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 10 cultivators and 2 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. 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. The village had its own post office. 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 Soni is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 14 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 Bugra, Aima Jattan, Mehrowal and Soni.

What is the population of Chak Soni?

The population of Chak Soni was 38 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Chak Soni have?

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