Chak Bhauraਚੱਕ ਭੌਰਾ

Where is Chak Bhaura?

Chak Bhaura is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034129, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 80 people in Chak Bhaura: 47 men and 33 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 78 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 702 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.42 per cent and women at 87.1 per cent. The census recorded 56 workers, about 70 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Bhaura's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 24 cultivators and 0 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 secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Bhaura is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Tarewala, Chamb, Gatti Jattan and Kanwan.

What is the population of Chak Bhaura?

The population of Chak Bhaura was 80 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Chak Bhaura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Bhaura has a government secondary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.