Duleke Abadਦੁਲੇਕੇ ਆਬਾਦ

Where is Duleke Abad?

Duleke Abad is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034892, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 89 people in Duleke Abad: 45 men and 44 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 124 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 66 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.71 per cent and women at 64.86 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 16, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Duleke Abad's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 69 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (69 hectares). About 3 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 4 cultivators and 16 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Duleke Abad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel.

What is the population of Duleke Abad?

The population of Duleke Abad was 89 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Duleke Abad have?

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