Jama Rakhia Uttarਜਮਾ ਰਖਿਆ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Jama Rakhia Uttar?

Jama Rakhia Uttar is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Jamma Rakhia Uttar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034755, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 819 people in Jama Rakhia Uttar: 429 men and 390 women, living in 158 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 667 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 738 people, about 90 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.44 per cent and women at 47.09 per cent. The census recorded 219 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 149 main workers, the largest group, 91, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 56 agricultural labourers and 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jama Rakhia Uttar's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (110 hectares). About 12 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 2 cultivators and 82 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jama Rakhia Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Chak Khundar, Saide Ke Naul and Betu Qadim.

What is the population of Jama Rakhia Uttar?

The population of Jama Rakhia Uttar was 819 at the 2011 census, living in 158 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jama Rakhia Uttar have?

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