Baje Keਬਜੇ ਕੇ

Where is Baje Ke?

Baje Ke is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the BAJE KE, Chani Sham chand wali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034807, and it covers 663 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,525 people in Baje Ke: 796 men and 729 women, living in 296 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 663 hectares, the population density works out to about 230 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 152, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 183 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.89 per cent and women at 74.85 per cent. The census recorded 704 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 276 main workers, the largest group, 195, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 79 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 428 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baje Ke's land. Of the village's 663 hectares, 623 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (623 hectares). About 41 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 234 cultivators and 325 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Baje Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Megha Rai, Chak Kandhe Shah, Chak Megha Rai and Chak Megha Wiran.

What is the population of Baje Ke?

The population of Baje Ke was 1,525 at the 2011 census, living in 296 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Baje Ke have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Baje Ke has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.