Chak Isharwalਚੱਕ ਇਸ਼ਰਵਾਲ

Where is Chak Isharwal?

Chak Isharwal is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Isharwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030271, and it covers 46 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5 people in Chak Isharwal: 3 men and 2 women, living in 1 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 46 hectares, the population density works out to about 11 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 667 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 2 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 2 main workers, the largest group, 2, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Isharwal's land. Of the village's 46 hectares, 34 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (34 hectares). About 12 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 2 cultivators and 0 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. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 Isharwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Isharwal, Jethpur, Nauli and Mahadipur.

What is the population of Chak Isharwal?

The population of Chak Isharwal was 5 at the 2011 census, living in 1 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Chak Isharwal have?

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