Chak Hamzaਚੱਕ ਹਂਜ਼ਾ

Where is Chak Hamza?

Chak Hamza is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Hirapur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030454, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 26 people in Chak Hamza: 13 men and 13 women, living in 2 households, an average of about 13.0 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 42 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 23 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 30 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 41.67 per cent and women at 12.5 per cent. The census recorded 14 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 14, were other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Hamza's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (58 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 0 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Hamza is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Firoz, Mirpur, Mand and Hirapur.

What is the population of Chak Hamza?

The population of Chak Hamza was 26 at the 2011 census, living in 2 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Chak Hamza have?

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