Chak Dona Rahime Keਚੱਕ ਦੋਨਾ ਰਹਿਮੇ ਕੇ

Where is Chak Dona Rahime Ke?

Chak Dona Rahime Ke is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034707, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 627 people in Chak Dona Rahime Ke: 317 men and 310 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 601 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 553 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.12 per cent and women at 46.07 per cent. The census recorded 178 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 177 main workers, the largest group, 84, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 73 cultivators on their own land and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Dona Rahime Ke's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (98 hectares). About 6 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 73 cultivators and 85 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Dona Rahime 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 18 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 Dona Jaimalwala, Lakhmir Ke Hithar, Dona Rahmatwala and Rahime Ke Hithar.

What is the population of Chak Dona Rahime Ke?

The population of Chak Dona Rahime Ke was 627 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Dona Rahime Ke have?

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