Aku Mastu Keਅਕੁ ਮਸਟੁ ਕੇ

Where is Aku Mastu Ke?

Aku Mastu Ke is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Maste Ke Akku gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034573, and it covers 292 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 536 people in Aku Mastu Ke: 283 men and 253 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 292 hectares, the population density works out to about 184 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 63 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.09 per cent and women at 56.96 per cent. The census recorded 156 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 121 main workers, the largest group, 80, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aku Mastu Ke's land. Of the village's 292 hectares, 271 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (133 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 83 cultivators and 40 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Aku Mastu Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sanda Moja, Sidhu, Talli Saida Sahu and Mahalam.

What is the population of Aku Mastu Ke?

The population of Aku Mastu Ke was 536 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Aku Mastu Ke have?

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