Dhak Chairਧਕ ਚੈਰ

Where is Dhak Chair?

Dhak Chair is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and is served by the Chair gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029594, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 59 people in Dhak Chair: 33 men and 26 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 64 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 788 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 38 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.67 per cent and women at 73.91 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 8, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhak Chair's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (77 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 8 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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

Dhak Chair 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 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chair, Manak, Brahampur and Dhak Manak.

What is the population of Dhak Chair?

The population of Dhak Chair was 59 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Dhak Chair have?

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