Dulchi Keਦੁਲਚੀ ਕੇ

Where is Dulchi Ke?

Dulchi Ke is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 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 034607, and it covers 1,724 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,256 people in Dulchi Ke: 2,727 men and 2,529 women, living in 1,065 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 1,724 hectares, the population density works out to about 305 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 807, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,546 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.24 per cent and women at 43.58 per cent. The census recorded 1,582 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 1,494 main workers, the largest group, 639, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 471 cultivators on their own land and 363 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 88 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dulchi Ke's land. Of the village's 1,724 hectares, 1,431 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1,371 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 479 cultivators and 671 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Dulchi Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 4 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 Palha Megha, Saide Ke, Bhamba Singhwala and Habib Ke.

What is the population of Dulchi Ke?

The population of Dulchi Ke was 5,256 at the 2011 census, living in 1,065 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Dulchi Ke have?

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