Biru Chakਬਿਰੁ ਚੱਕ

Where is Biru Chak?

Biru Chak is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Rai Chak gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031012, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 110 people in Biru Chak: 53 men and 57 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 186 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1075 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 73 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.44 per cent and women at 78.26 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 18 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 9, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Biru Chak's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 33 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 3 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 9 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Biru Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Raghowal, Gazi Bhatoli, Rai Chak and Mehar Bhatoli.

What is the population of Biru Chak?

The population of Biru Chak was 110 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Biru Chak have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Biru Chak has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.