Cheeka

Cheeka is a town in Haryana, India. Located 30 km from nearest city Kaithal, it is a business hub of Haryana.

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Cheeka
city (MC)
Cheeka Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Cheeka Cheeka (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 30.04770°N 76.33395°E / 30.04770; 76.33395
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Kaithal
Government
• Body	Municipal Committee
Population  (2011)
• Total	38,952
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	136034
Telephone code	01743
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR-09
Website	haryana.gov.in

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Cheeka had a population of 50000. Males constitute 20,610 of the population and females 18,342. Cheeka has an average literacy rate of 75.18%, lower than the national average of 75.55%; with male literacy of 81.87% and female literacy of 67.75%. However increasing day by day as peoples are becoming more conscious about studies. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Background

Cheeka is a big hub of businesses like rice mills and marble shops. Known as the marble city of Haryana, around 60 marble shops ply in the city. Cheeka grain market is one of the busiest markets of Haryana. A supermarket is there to serve the local residents as well as the people of nearby areas.

Education

The people of Cheeka have witnessed great changes in education in Cheeka over the years. There was a time when only Government schools were there to serve students of Cheeka. Now a lot of private schools have emerged in Cheeka. Unlike a decade ago, now parents are not worried about the education of their children. But still there is lack of teachers in science area. For higher education, DAV College and a government ITI are there to serve aspiring students. However students still prefer to approach nearby cities for higher education as Cheeka lacks centers of higher education.

However Cheeka has also produced IAS and IPS officers. A lot of students from Cheeka have qualified the prestigious exams like SEBI, JEE, AIPMT and CA(Chartered Accountant).

Schools: GGSS School, GBSS School, DAV Sr Sec Public School, AV Vidyamandir Public School, Kohinoor International Academy, KS Grewal Sr Sec Public School, Mother's Pride Public School, Xavier's International School, SD School, Gyan Deep School, Green Fields Public.

Medical facilities

To serve the patients, many government and private hospitals ply in the city. Cheeka has a lot of medical facilities. But it lacks higher facilities such as a cardiac hospital, cancer hospital, etc. People have to approach cities like Kaithal and Patiala for higher medical facilities.

References

1. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[Jatender Singh Jangra]