Chak Yusafpur Allewalਚੱਕ ਯੁਸਫਪੁਰ ਅੱਲੇਵਾਲ

Where is Chak Yusafpur Allewal?

Chak Yusafpur Allewal is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029685, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 297 people in Chak Yusafpur Allewal: 149 men and 148 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 338 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 993 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 202 people, about 68 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.37 per cent and women at 66.41 per cent. The census recorded 121 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 121 main workers, the largest group, 64, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 36 other workers in trade, transport and services and 21 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Yusafpur Allewal's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 21 cultivators and 64 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 Yusafpur Allewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Yusafpur Darewal and Mandi Kalu.

What is the population of Chak Yusafpur Allewal?

The population of Chak Yusafpur Allewal was 297 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Chak Yusafpur Allewal have?

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