# Chak Shikargah Village, Jalalabad, Firozpur (Punjab)

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Village · Jalalabad, Firozpur 

# Chak Shikargah

Chak Shikargah is a village in Jalalabad sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **152022**. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 56 households**, the 183rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 318people (2011)
- 56households
- 59.4%literacy
- 152022PIN code

## Chak Shikargah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chak Shikargah is 152022.** Chak Shikargah falls in Jalalabad sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code152022
- Gram panchayatChak Shikargah
- Community development blockMamdot
- Census village code034798

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chak Shikargah from nearby towns?

- Jalalabad (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Guru Har Sahai (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chak Shikargah?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Shikargah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mehha Rai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Guru Har Sahai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chak Shikargah known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and rice**. About 94% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chak Shikargah

Of every 100 households in Chak Shikargah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Chak Shikargah · ■ Jalalabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**39%

Tap water ****6%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**71%

Use banking services ****76%**

**50%

Television ****79%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**7%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chak Shikargah?

■ Chak Shikargah · ■ Jalalabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**836

Working population ****28.3%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 47.2% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jalalabad

- Chak Gariban Sandar351 people
- Nunari Khokhar335 people
- Panjeke Hithar334 people
- Awan328 people
- Bilimar308 people
- Mohar Singhwala Hithar308 people
- Khereke Hithar275 people
- Tilu Arain275 people

[All 214 villages in Jalalabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/jalalabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chak Shikargah?152022
- How far is Chak Shikargah from Firozpur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Shikargah?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Shikargah in?Firozpur district (Jalalabad sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Shikargah?59.4% (Census 2011)
