Chak Mahan Bhaddarਚੱਕ ਮਹਨ ਭੱਡਰ

Where is Chak Mahan Bhaddar?

Chak Mahan Bhaddar 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 12 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 035377, and it covers 825 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 521 people in Chak Mahan Bhaddar: 246 men and 275 women, living in 106 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 825 hectares, the population density works out to about 63 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1118 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 318 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.79 per cent and women at 51.88 per cent. The census recorded 193 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 36 main workers, the largest group, 15, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 157 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Mahan Bhaddar's land. Of the village's 825 hectares, 769 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (769 hectares). About 56 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. The census recorded 21 cultivators and 98 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 Mahan Bhaddar 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 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahan Bhaddar, Bhagsar, Bhangchari and Chibranwali.

What is the population of Chak Mahan Bhaddar?

The population of Chak Mahan Bhaddar was 521 at the 2011 census, living in 106 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Chak Mahan Bhaddar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Mahan Bhaddar has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.