Sada Chakਸਡਾ ਚੱਕ

Where is Sada Chak?

Sada Chak 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 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Ali Chak gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030435, and it covers 144 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 74 people in Sada Chak: 39 men and 35 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 144 hectares, the population density works out to about 51 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 15 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 38.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 48.48 per cent and women at 26.67 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 72 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 8, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 household industry workers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sada Chak's land. Of the village's 144 hectares, 138 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (6 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 6 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 8 cultivators and 2 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 five to ten kilometres away. The village also had 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

Sada Chak 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 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Gill (Jalandhar II), Gona Chak, Sehjhangi and Kohala.

What is the population of Sada Chak?

The population of Sada Chak was 74 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sada Chak have?

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