Chak Paswalaਚੱਕ ਪਸਵਾਲਾ

Where is Chak Paswala?

Chak Paswala is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and is served by the Aima Gujran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027542, and it covers 51 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 267 people in Chak Paswala: 137 men and 130 women, living in 58 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 51 hectares, the population density works out to about 524 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 50 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.93 per cent and women at 70.09 per cent. The census recorded 69 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 40, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Paswala's land. Of the village's 51 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (30 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (6 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 40 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 Paswala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 12 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 Aima Gujjran, Gulpur, Jaswan Lahri and Chhani Maqimpur.

What is the population of Chak Paswala?

The population of Chak Paswala was 267 at the 2011 census, living in 58 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Chak Paswala have?

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