Chak Lambi Dhabਚੱਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਧਬ

Where is Chak Lambi Dhab?

Chak Lambi Dhab is a village of Muktsar tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 6 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 035410, and it covers 325 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 40 people in Chak Lambi Dhab: 21 men and 19 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 325 hectares, the population density works out to about 12 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 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 81.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 73.33 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 13, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Lambi Dhab's land. Of the village's 325 hectares, 303 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (303 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 13 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. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Lambi Dhab is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 6 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 Lambi Dhab, Saddarwala, Kotli Dewan and Chak Attari Saddarwala.

What is the population of Chak Lambi Dhab?

The population of Chak Lambi Dhab was 40 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Chak Lambi Dhab have?

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