Chak Bhoiaਚੱਕ ਭੋਿਆ

Where is Chak Bhoia?

Chak Bhoia is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and is served by the Shreef Chak gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027557, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 22 people in Chak Bhoia: 14 men and 8 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 22 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 571 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 6 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Bhoia's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 50 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Bhoia is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhoa, Bhagwansar, Targarh and Chak Sundar.

What is the population of Chak Bhoia?

The population of Chak Bhoia was 22 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Chak Bhoia have?

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