Ali Chakਅਲੀ ਚੱਕ

Where is Ali Chak?

Ali Chak is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028189, and it covers 79 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 504 people in Ali Chak: 263 men and 241 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 79 hectares, the population density works out to about 638 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 241 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.17 per cent and women at 60.18 per cent. The census recorded 176 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 166 main workers, the largest group, 111, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 16 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ali Chak's land. Of the village's 79 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 39 cultivators and 114 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Ali Chak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rauwal, Keso Kalal and Mano Nangal.

What is the population of Ali Chak?

The population of Ali Chak was 504 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Ali Chak have?

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