Chakli Kasabਚਕਲੀ ਕਸਬ

Where is Chakli Kasab?

Chakli Kasab is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Nurpur Bet gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032991, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 26 people in Chakli Kasab: 15 men and 11 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 22 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 733 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 4 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 72.73 per cent. The census recorded 14 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 9, were cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chakli Kasab's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 11 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 12 cultivators and 0 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chakli Kasab is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 18 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 Tandi, Kamalpur, Nurpur Bet and Khanpur.

What is the population of Chakli Kasab?

The population of Chakli Kasab was 26 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Chakli Kasab have?

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