Chak Badhaiਚੱਕ ਬਧੈ

Where is Chak Badhai?

Chak Badhai is a village in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035389, and it covers 609 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 688 people in Chak Badhai: 368 men and 320 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 609 hectares, the population density works out to about 113 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 238 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.64 per cent and women at 57.5 per cent. The census recorded 378 workers, about 55 per cent of the village. Of the 236 main workers, the largest group, 107, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 74 agricultural labourers and 54 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 142 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Badhai's land. Of the village's 609 hectares, 579 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (579 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 107 cultivators and 127 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Badhai is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Akalgarh, Badhai, Ramgarh and Maur.

What is the population of Chak Badhai?

The population of Chak Badhai was 688 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Chak Badhai have?

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