Chak Lahoriਚੱਕ ਲਹੋਰੀ

Where is Chak Lahori?

Chak Lahori is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038808, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 38 people in Chak Lahori: 20 men and 18 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 35 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 18 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 70.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60 per cent and women at 81.25 per cent. The census recorded 11 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Lahori's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (106 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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 Lahori is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Makowal, Panj Peda, Sultanpur and Sarangpur.

What is the population of Chak Lahori?

The population of Chak Lahori was 38 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chak Lahori have?

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