Haste Keਹਸਟੇ ਕੇ

Where is Haste Ke?

Haste Ke is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 7 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 034625, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 625 people in Haste Ke: 311 men and 314 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 6.8 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 320 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1010 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 93, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 211 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.55 per cent and women at 70.52 per cent. The census recorded 206 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 180 main workers, the largest group, 106, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 37 agricultural labourers and 37 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haste Ke's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 159 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (41 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 36 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 106 cultivators and 63 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Haste Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 7 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 Dulewala, Suba Jadid, Jalalwala and Gokhiwala.

What is the population of Haste Ke?

The population of Haste Ke was 625 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Haste Ke have?

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