Bare Keਬਰੇ ਕੇ

Where is Bare Ke?

Bare 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 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034617, and it covers 1,226 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,583 people in Bare Ke: 1,850 men and 1,733 women, living in 662 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,226 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 937 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 522, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,887 people, about 81 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.85 per cent and women at 43.32 per cent. The census recorded 1,081 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 998 main workers, the largest group, 426, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 291 cultivators on their own land and 265 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 83 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bare Ke's land. Of the village's 1,226 hectares, 1,013 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,013 hectares). About 192 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 300 cultivators and 498 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bare 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 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghulam Hussainwala, Ali Aulakh, Aulake and Lamochar.

What is the population of Bare Ke?

The population of Bare Ke was 3,583 at the 2011 census, living in 662 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bare Ke have?

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