Chak Manhasanਚੱਕ ਮਂਹਸਨ

Where is Chak Manhasan?

Chak Manhasan is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 18 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 027501, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 548 people in Chak Manhasan: 271 men and 277 women, living in 109 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 623 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1022 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 52 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.42 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 150 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 144 main workers, the largest group, 70, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 43 other workers in trade, transport and services and 31 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Manhasan's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 71 cultivators and 34 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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

Getting there

Chak Manhasan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phulra, Ghebe, Chak Bhatian and Jindri.

What is the population of Chak Manhasan?

The population of Chak Manhasan was 548 at the 2011 census, living in 109 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Chak Manhasan have?

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