Chak Narainianਚੱਕ ਨਰੈਨਿਆਂ

Where is Chak Narainian?

Chak Narainian is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, 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 027505, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 490 people in Chak Narainian: 240 men and 250 women, living in 93 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 430 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1042 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 299 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.41 per cent and women at 78.11 per cent. The census recorded 125 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 116 main workers, the largest group, 73, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Narainian's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (40 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 27 cultivators and 17 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.

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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Narainian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, 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 Ghiala, Chak Bharain, Jindri and Anehar.

What is the population of Chak Narainian?

The population of Chak Narainian was 490 at the 2011 census, living in 93 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Chak Narainian have?

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