Dinekeਦਿਨੇਕੇ

Where is Dineke?

Dineke is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 10 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 034288, and it covers 259 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 148 people in Dineke: 88 men and 60 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 259 hectares, the population density works out to about 57 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 682 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.5 per cent and women at 52.83 per cent. The census recorded 84 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 53 main workers, the largest group, 47, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dineke's land. Of the village's 259 hectares, 190 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 60 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 65 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 47 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dineke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 10 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 Gati Harike, Watu Bhatti, Nizam Dinwala and Padhri.

What is the population of Dineke?

The population of Dineke was 148 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Dineke have?

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