Chak Mander Explained

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]

Demography

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]

Education

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.

Transport

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chak Mander Population per Census India. 2011 Census of India.
  2. Web site: All India Pincode Directory. censusindia.gov.in.
  3. Web site: List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district. nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette). 28 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510104814/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf#. 10 May 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011). pib.nic.in.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook SBS Nagar. Census India.
  6. Web site: Mid Day Meal Society. ssapunjab.org.
  7. Web site: List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district. SBS Nagar Police.
  8. Web site: Distance from Chak Mander (Multiple routes). Google Maps.