Gatti Rahime Keਗੱਟੀ ਰਹਿਮੇ ਕੇ

Where is Gatti Rahime Ke?

Gatti Rahime Ke is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Gatti Rahim Ke gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034612, and it covers 313 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,974 people in Gatti Rahime Ke: 1,503 men and 1,471 women, living in 463 households, an average of about 6.4 people per household. Spread over its 313 hectares, the population density works out to about 951 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 979 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 460, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,948 people, about 99 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.06 per cent and women at 45.99 per cent. The census recorded 847 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 719 main workers, the largest group, 367, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 289 cultivators on their own land and 59 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 128 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gatti Rahime Ke's land. Of the village's 313 hectares, 293 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (293 hectares). About 20 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 291 cultivators and 491 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gatti Rahime Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Kaluwara, Machhiwara, Nihalewala and Weer.

What is the population of Gatti Rahime Ke?

The population of Gatti Rahime Ke was 2,974 at the 2011 census, living in 463 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gatti Rahime Ke have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gatti Rahime Ke has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.