Chhokarਛੋਕਰ

Where is Chhokar?

Chhokar is a village in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pakhowal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033595, and it covers 112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 618 people in Chhokar: 321 men and 297 women, living in 122 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 112 hectares, the population density works out to about 552 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 391 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.05 per cent and women at 80.9 per cent. The census recorded 216 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 207 main workers, the largest group, 126, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 41 other workers in trade, transport and services and 29 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhokar's land. Of the village's 112 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 11 hours a day. With 127 cultivators and 29 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhokar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mullanpur Dakha, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pamali, Pamal, Mansuran and Rurka (Ludhiana West).

What is the population of Chhokar?

The population of Chhokar was 618 at the 2011 census, living in 122 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Chhokar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chhokar has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.