Chak Muafiਚੱਕ ਮੁਅਫੀ

Where is Chak Muafi?

Chak Muafi is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samrala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033165, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,763 people in Chak Muafi: 926 men and 837 women, living in 359 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 877 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 192, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 696 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.23 per cent and women at 66.84 per cent. The census recorded 731 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 430 main workers, the largest group, 261, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 89 cultivators on their own land and 63 agricultural labourers. A further 301 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Muafi's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 180 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (180 hectares). About 21 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 94 cultivators and 138 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Muafi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khanna, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lalauri, Daudpur, Dhilwan and Kalal Majra.

What is the population of Chak Muafi?

The population of Chak Muafi was 1,763 at the 2011 census, living in 359 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Chak Muafi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Muafi has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.