Chak Chimnaਚੱਕ ਚਿਂਨਾ

Where is Chak Chimna?

Chak Chimna is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027514, and it covers 155 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 340 people in Chak Chimna: 178 men and 162 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 155 hectares, the population density works out to about 219 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 104 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.5 per cent and women at 79.17 per cent. The census recorded 108 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 108 main workers, the largest group, 66, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Chimna's land. Of the village's 155 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 39 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Chimna is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 15 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 Napwal, Gurah Kalan, Kaunterpur and Mirthal.

What is the population of Chak Chimna?

The population of Chak Chimna was 340 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Chak Chimna have?

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