Chak Sahuਚੱਕ ਸਹੁ

Where is Chak Sahu?

Chak Sahu is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and is served by the Gajju Jagir gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027662, and it covers 56 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 71 people in Chak Sahu: 37 men and 34 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 56 hectares, the population density works out to about 127 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 13 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 79.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.42 per cent and women at 80.65 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Sahu's land. Of the village's 56 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (52 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 16 cultivators and 0 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. 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 and an internet common service centre. 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 Sahu is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhela Amda Shakargarh, Sahu Chak, Jhela Amda Gurdaspur and Gidri.

What is the population of Chak Sahu?

The population of Chak Sahu was 71 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Chak Sahu have?

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