Chak Dhotranਚੱਕ ਧੋਟਰਨ

Where is Chak Dhotran?

Chak Dhotran is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rurka Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030206, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 573 people in Chak Dhotran: 294 men and 279 women, living in 118 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 383 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 305 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.94 per cent and women at 87.76 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 167 main workers, the largest group, 84, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 81 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Dhotran's land. Of the village's 150 hectares, 137 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 13 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 81 cultivators and 1 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Dhotran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Goraya, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sargundi, Jand, Takhar and Dalewal.

What is the population of Chak Dhotran?

The population of Chak Dhotran was 573 at the 2011 census, living in 118 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Chak Dhotran have?

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