Adagillਅਡਗਿੱਲ

Where is Adagill?

Adagill is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Athaula gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030444, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 13 people in Adagill: 4 men and 9 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 21 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 2250 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 23 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 5 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 5 main workers, the largest group, 3, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Adagill's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Adagill is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Desalpur, Athaula, Naranwali and Chamiara.

What is the population of Adagill?

The population of Adagill was 13 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Adagill have?

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