Daryekeਦਰਯੇਕੇ

Where is Daryeke?

Daryeke is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 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 034758, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 315 people in Daryeke: 175 men and 140 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 249 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 800 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 86 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.33 per cent and women at 67.46 per cent. The census recorded 85 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 85 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 agricultural labourers and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daryeke's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (115 hectares). About 12 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 51 cultivators and 19 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 within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Daryeke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Betu Qadim, Bodal and Saide Ke Naul.

What is the population of Daryeke?

The population of Daryeke was 315 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Daryeke have?

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