Chak Mander | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.2074°N 75.8526°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar |
Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 251 |
Population Total: | 859[1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | Sex ratio 428/431 ♂/♀ |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 144501 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01884 |
Iso Code: | IN-PB |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Post office |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Kultham[2] |
Chak Mander is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located away from postal head office Kultham, from Banga, from the district headquarters Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and from the state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch, an elected representative of the village.[3]
In 2011, Chak Mander has 176 houses and a population of 859 (428 include and 431 females) according to the report published by the 2011 Census of India. The literacy rate was 82.79%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. There were 86 children under the age of 6 years (10.01% of the population) and the child sex ratio was approximately 921, compared to the Punjab state average of 846.[4]
Most of the people weare from schedule castes which constitute 68.80% of the population. The village did not have any schedule tribe population.
According to Census India in 2011, 265 people were engaged in work activities (239 males and 26 females). 95.85% of workers described their work as main work and 4.15% workers were involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than six months.[5]
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-educational primary school. It provides mid day meals under the Indian Midday Meal Scheme[6] and the meal is prepared in school premises. In accordance with the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, the school provides free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14.
Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial college Mukandpur and Sikh National College Banga are the nearest colleges.[7] Lovely Professional University is from the village.
The nearest train station is Banga railway station. Phagwara Junction railway station is from the village. The nearest domestic airport is Sahnewal Airport, located away in Ludhiana. The nearest international airport is in Chandigarh, and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is away in Amritsar.[8]