Chak Pirpurਚੱਕ ਪੀਰਪੁਰ

Where is Chak Pirpur?

Chak Pirpur is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029933, and it covers 190 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 267 people in Chak Pirpur: 150 men and 117 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 190 hectares, the population density works out to about 141 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 780 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.24 per cent and women at 75.45 per cent. The census recorded 102 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 69, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 agricultural labourers and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Pirpur's land. Of the village's 190 hectares, 174 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (174 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 70 cultivators and 22 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Pirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Vendal, Bajuha Khurd, Chak Khurd and Bajuha Kalan.

What is the population of Chak Pirpur?

The population of Chak Pirpur was 267 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Chak Pirpur have?

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