Hussain Chakਹੁਸੈਨ ਚੱਕ

Where is Hussain Chak?

Hussain Chak is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032075, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 439 people in Hussain Chak: 223 men and 216 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 448 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 355 people, about 81 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.94 per cent and women at 80.51 per cent. The census recorded 123 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 117 main workers, the largest group, 88, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hussain Chak's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 23 cultivators and 5 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hussain Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hiala, Begampur, Jaffarpur and Pannu Mazara.

What is the population of Hussain Chak?

The population of Hussain Chak was 439 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Hussain Chak have?

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