Gawal Chak Shangaruਗਾਵਾਲ ਚੱਕ ਸ਼ਂਗਰੁ

Where is Gawal Chak Shangaru?

Gawal Chak Shangaru 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 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Gawal--Chak-Shangaru gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031278, and it covers 48 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 215 people in Gawal Chak Shangaru: 107 men and 108 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 48 hectares, the population density works out to about 448 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1009 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 28 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90 per cent and women at 73.96 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 40 main workers, the largest group, 33, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gawal Chak Shangaru's land. Of the village's 48 hectares, 28 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 16 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (13 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 11 hours a day. With 6 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 17 hours a day.

Getting there

Gawal Chak Shangaru 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 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Beh Jagan, Namoli, Banbindra Ban and Sathwan.

What is the population of Gawal Chak Shangaru?

The population of Gawal Chak Shangaru was 215 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Gawal Chak Shangaru have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gawal Chak Shangaru has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.