# Chak Somianwala Village, Jalalabad, Firozpur (Punjab)

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Village · Jalalabad, Firozpur 

# Chak Somianwala

Chak Somianwala is a village in Jalalabad sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **152022**. The 2011 Census counted **1,060 people in 175 households**, the 100th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,060people (2011)
- 175households
- 64.2%literacy
- 152022PIN code

## Chak Somianwala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code152022
- Gram panchayatChak Somianwala, Chak Budhe Shah
- Community development blockGuru Har Sahai
- Census village code034790

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

## How far is Chak Somianwala from nearby towns?

- Jalalabad (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Guru Har Sahai (nearest town)6 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 Somianwala?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Guru Har Sahai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalalabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / 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 Somianwala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and rice**. About 94% of the 919 hectares of village land is sown, and 866 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 Somianwala

Of every 100 households in Chak Somianwala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Chak Somianwala · ■ Jalalabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**39%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**71%

Use banking services ****56%**

**50%

Television ****85%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Somianwala?

■ Chak Somianwala · ■ Jalalabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**836

Working population ****38.3%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 56.2% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (29%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (15%) · **■** Marginal 71 (17%)

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

- Arnianwala1,077 people
- Chak Roranwala1,077 people
- Bula Rai Uttar1,067 people
- Chak Punnawali1,060 people
- Bahadar Ke1,045 people
- Araianwala1,007 people
- Khere Ke Uttar974 people
- Chak Singhewala967 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chak Somianwala?152022
- How far is Chak Somianwala from Firozpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Somianwala?1,060 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Somianwala in?Firozpur district (Jalalabad sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Somianwala?64.2% (Census 2011)
