Chak Bhatianਚੱਕ ਭਟਿਆਂ

Where is Chak Bhatian?

Chak Bhatian is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and is served by the Chak Manhasa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027499, and it covers 46 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 213 people in Chak Bhatian: 101 men and 112 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 46 hectares, the population density works out to about 463 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1109 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 76 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.32 per cent and women at 86.41 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 33, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 agricultural labourers and 10 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Bhatian's land. Of the village's 46 hectares, 27 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (15 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 10 cultivators and 13 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Bhatian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhor, Phulra, Nangal Bhor and Chak Manhasan.

What is the population of Chak Bhatian?

The population of Chak Bhatian was 213 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Chak Bhatian have?

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