Chak Raudiਚੱਕ ਰੌਡੀ

Where is Chak Raudi?

Chak Raudi is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samrala community development block and is served by the Bhagwanpura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033128, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 13 people in Chak Raudi: 7 men and 6 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 2.6 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 12 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 8 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 91.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 8 workers, about 62 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 3, were household industry workers, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Raudi's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 2 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Raudi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samrala, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhagwanpura, Paprodi, Mutton and Shamgarh.

What is the population of Chak Raudi?

The population of Chak Raudi was 13 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Chak Raudi have?

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