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Where is Chak Gajiwal?

Chak Gajiwal is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Tayabpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029186, and it covers 71 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 30 people in Chak Gajiwal: 16 men and 14 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 71 hectares, the population density works out to about 42 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 10 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 85.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.5 per cent and women at 81.82 per cent. The census recorded 9 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Gajiwal's land. Of the village's 71 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 6 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Gajiwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tayabpur, Jahangirpur, Ghug and Khiranwali.

What is the population of Chak Gajiwal?

The population of Chak Gajiwal was 30 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Chak Gajiwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chak Gajiwal has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.