Sahu Chakਸਹੁ ਚੱਕ

Where is Sahu Chak?

Sahu Chak is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and 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 Narainpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027663, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 412 people in Sahu Chak: 215 men and 197 women, living in 79 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 877 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 253 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.13 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 121 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 119 main workers, the largest group, 84, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sahu Chak's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (42 hectares). About 5 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 29 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Sahu Chak is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. 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 Chak Sahu, Gidri, Jhela Amda Shakargarh and Chhaurian.

What is the population of Sahu Chak?

The population of Sahu Chak was 412 at the 2011 census, living in 79 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Sahu Chak have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sahu Chak has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.