Duleke Ghairabadਦੁਲੇਕੇ ਘੈਰਆਬਾਦ

Where is Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334)?

Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334) is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Duleke Ghairabad gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034893, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 567 people in Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334): 290 men and 277 women, living in 113 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 583 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 955 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 482 people, about 85 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.08 per cent and women at 62.86 per cent. The census recorded 143 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 131 main workers, the largest group, 78, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 47 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334)'s land. Of the village's 97 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (92 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 79 cultivators and 6 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. 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.

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

Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Duleke Abad (283/332), Thara Singhwala Uttar, Badalke Uttar and Balelke Hasal (266/336).

What is the population of Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334)?

The population of Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334) was 567 at the 2011 census, living in 113 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Duleke Ghairabad (269/ 334) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.