Chakਚੱਕ

Where is Chak?

Chak is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036996, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 544 people in Chak: 290 men and 254 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 316 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 876 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 174 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.25 per cent and women at 74.44 per cent. The census recorded 151 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 150 main workers, the largest group, 63, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 59 other workers in trade, transport and services and 28 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 159 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (25 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (134 hectares). About 13 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 63 cultivators and 28 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, 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarai Banjara, Bakshiwala, Balsuan and Parao Ugana.

What is the population of Chak?

The population of Chak was 544 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Chak have?

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