Saide Keਸੈਡੇ ਕੇ

Where is Saide Ke?

Saide Ke is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Dulchi Ke gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034608, and it covers 222 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 472 people in Saide Ke: 223 men and 249 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 222 hectares, the population density works out to about 213 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1117 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 264 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.74 per cent and women at 51.94 per cent. The census recorded 115 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 52, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 46 cultivators on their own land and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saide Ke's land. Of the village's 222 hectares, 210 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (210 hectares). About 12 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 46 cultivators and 59 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Saide Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dulchi Ke, Habib Ke, Palha Megha and Nihalewala.

What is the population of Saide Ke?

The population of Saide Ke was 472 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Saide Ke have?

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