Ashiekeਅਸ਼ਿਏਕੇ

Where is Ashieke?

Ashieke is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034302, and it covers 424 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 882 people in Ashieke: 468 men and 414 women, living in 174 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 424 hectares, the population density works out to about 208 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 105, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 152 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.51 per cent and women at 57.77 per cent. The census recorded 247 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 234 main workers, the largest group, 208, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ashieke's land. Of the village's 424 hectares, 386 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (386 hectares). About 38 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 210 cultivators and 5 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 anganwadi centre and 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ashieke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mashieke, Rode Jallewala, Fattewala and Killi Gudha.

What is the population of Ashieke?

The population of Ashieke was 882 at the 2011 census, living in 174 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Ashieke have?

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