Mughal Chakਮੁਗ਼ਲ ਚੱਕ

Where is Mughal Chak?

Mughal Chak is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhikhiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038060, and it covers 204 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 812 people in Mughal Chak: 412 men and 400 women, living in 159 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 204 hectares, the population density works out to about 397 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 123, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 379 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.13 per cent and women at 65.2 per cent. The census recorded 337 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 141 main workers, the largest group, 70, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 44 other workers in trade, transport and services and 25 agricultural labourers. A further 196 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mughal Chak's land. Of the village's 204 hectares, 174 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (94 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 93 cultivators and 126 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Mughal Chak is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mari Megha, Amin Shah, Mari Udhoke and Sidhwan.

What is the population of Mughal Chak?

The population of Mughal Chak was 812 at the 2011 census, living in 159 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Mughal Chak have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mughal Chak has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.