Chak Sarhaliਚੱਕ ਸਰਹਾਲੀ

Where is Chak Sarhali?

Chak Sarhali is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chohla Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037985, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 78 people in Chak Sarhali: 40 men and 38 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 80 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 14 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 62.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.71 per cent and women at 59.38 per cent. The census recorded 22 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 21 main workers, the largest group, 18, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 1 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Sarhali's land. Of the village's 97 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). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 18 cultivators and 2 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Sarhali is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rania, Khara, Sohawa and Chohla Sahib.

What is the population of Chak Sarhali?

The population of Chak Sarhali was 78 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Chak Sarhali have?

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