Chakਚੱਕ

Where is Chak?

Chak is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038396, and it covers 77 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 305 people in Chak: 155 men and 150 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 77 hectares, the population density works out to about 396 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 12 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.32 per cent and women at 83.58 per cent. The census recorded 98 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 96 main workers, the largest group, 90, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 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 77 hectares, 26 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 25 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (25 hectares). About 48 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 3 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Banni, Sahota, Ganguwal and Mianpur.

What is the population of Chak?

The population of Chak was 305 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chak have?

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