Chak Hakimਚੱਕ ਹਕਿਮ

Where is Chak Hakim?

Chak Hakim is a village of Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029654, and it covers 161 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,386 people in Chak Hakim: 1,339 men and 1,047 women, living in 523 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 161 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,478 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 782 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 241, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,304 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.11 per cent and women at 74.33 per cent. The census recorded 957 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 951 main workers, the largest group, 902, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 11 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Hakim's land. Of the village's 161 hectares, 73 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (73 hectares). About 83 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 36 cultivators and 2 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Hakim is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khangura, Dhak Narang Shah Pur, Nangal Majha and Mehat.

What is the population of Chak Hakim?

The population of Chak Hakim was 2,386 at the 2011 census, living in 523 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Chak Hakim have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Hakim has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.