Chak Puranaਚੱਕ ਪੁਰਨਾ

Where is Chak Purana?

Chak Purana is a village of Bhulath tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and is served by the Fatehgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029057, and it covers 29 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 18 people in Chak Purana: 11 men and 7 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 3.6 people per household. Spread over its 29 hectares, the population density works out to about 62 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 636 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 11 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 62.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 57.14 per cent. The census recorded 13 workers, about 72 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 11, were other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Purana's land. Of the village's 29 hectares, 27 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 1 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Purana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Begowal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Daulowal, Fatehgarh Sikri, Miani Bhagu Purian and Feroz Sangowal.

What is the population of Chak Purana?

The population of Chak Purana was 18 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Chak Purana have?

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