Saide Ke Rohelaਸੈਡੇ ਕੇ ਰੋਹੇਲਾ

Where is Saide Ke Rohela?

Saide Ke Rohela is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 15 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 034651, and it covers 250 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 471 people in Saide Ke Rohela: 250 men and 221 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 250 hectares, the population density works out to about 188 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 884 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 40 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.28 per cent and women at 75.88 per cent. The census recorded 155 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 144 main workers, the largest group, 84, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 53 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saide Ke Rohela's land. Of the village's 250 hectares, 227 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (216 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 85 cultivators and 12 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saide Ke Rohela is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, 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 Bhabra Azam Shahwala, Gamewala, Nasira Khilchi and Begu Mahu.

What is the population of Saide Ke Rohela?

The population of Saide Ke Rohela was 471 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Saide Ke Rohela have?

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