Chak Samunਚੱਕ ਸਮੁਨ

Where is Chak Samun?

Chak Samun is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033041, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 165 people in Chak Samun: 80 men and 85 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 201 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1062 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 66 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.14 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 46 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 43 main workers, the largest group, 18, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 9 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Samun's land. Of the village's 82 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). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 10 cultivators and 17 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Samun is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Khera, Tandajal, Chakli Manga and Mughlewal.

What is the population of Chak Samun?

The population of Chak Samun was 165 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Chak Samun have?

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