Chak Khokharਚੱਕ ਖੋਖਰ

Where is Chak Khokhar?

Chak Khokhar is a village of Muktsar tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bariwala, about 3 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 035456, and it covers 482 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 44 people in Chak Khokhar: 28 men and 16 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 482 hectares, the population density works out to about 9 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 571 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 7 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 73.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.77 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Khokhar's land. Of the village's 482 hectares, 435 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (435 hectares). About 47 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 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 Khokhar is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bariwala, about 3 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 Haraj, Sarai Naga, Warring and Khokhar.

What is the population of Chak Khokhar?

The population of Chak Khokhar was 44 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Chak Khokhar have?

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