Mirze Keਮਿਰਜ਼ੇ ਕੇ

Where is Mirze Ke?

Mirze Ke is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mudki, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034452, and it covers 412 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,197 people in Mirze Ke: 631 men and 566 women, living in 220 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 412 hectares, the population density works out to about 291 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 493 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.01 per cent and women at 60.2 per cent. The census recorded 684 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 642 main workers, the largest group, 319, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 267 cultivators on their own land and 53 agricultural labourers. A further 42 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mirze Ke's land. Of the village's 412 hectares, 350 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (18 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (332 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 269 cultivators and 55 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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

Mirze Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mudki, about 6 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 Kailash, Jit Singhwala, Kabar Wacha and Loham.

What is the population of Mirze Ke?

The population of Mirze Ke was 1,197 at the 2011 census, living in 220 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mirze Ke have?

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