Ado Chakਅਡੋ ਚੱਕ

Where is Ado Chak?

Ado Chak is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Ado--Chak gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030957, and it covers 56 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 253 people in Ado Chak: 121 men and 132 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 56 hectares, the population density works out to about 452 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1091 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 92 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.85 per cent and women at 83.19 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 62 main workers, the largest group, 41, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ado Chak's land. Of the village's 56 hectares, 24 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 16 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (11 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 14 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Ado Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sansarpur, Jagal, Sanghwal and Aglaur.

What is the population of Ado Chak?

The population of Ado Chak was 253 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ado Chak have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ado Chak has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.