Rahime Ke Uttarਰਹਿਮੇ ਕੇ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Rahime Ke Uttar?

Rahime Ke Uttar is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034717, and it covers 324 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,216 people in Rahime Ke Uttar: 636 men and 580 women, living in 242 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 324 hectares, the population density works out to about 375 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 147, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 688 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.32 per cent and women at 57.37 per cent. The census recorded 381 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 376 main workers, the largest group, 174, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 153 cultivators on their own land and 48 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rahime Ke Uttar's land. Of the village's 324 hectares, 309 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (23 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (286 hectares). About 15 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 153 cultivators and 178 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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

Rahime Ke Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 15 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 Ghobai Urf Taranwala, Lakhmir Ke Uttar, Chak Ghobai Alias Tangan and Basti Pathanawali.

What is the population of Rahime Ke Uttar?

The population of Rahime Ke Uttar was 1,216 at the 2011 census, living in 242 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Rahime Ke Uttar have?

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