Tibbi Rangਤਿੱਬੀ ਰਂਗ

Where is Tibbi Rang?

Tibbi Rang is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and is served by the Mohamad Shahwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034260, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 165 people in Tibbi Rang: 91 men and 74 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 173 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 813 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 128 people, about 78 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.16 per cent and women at 55.38 per cent. The census recorded 67 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 53 main workers, the largest group, 28, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tibbi Rang's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 93 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 2 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 21 cultivators and 41 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tibbi Rang is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahmudwala, Tibbi Ranga, Bhupewala and Mannu Machhi Chak.

What is the population of Tibbi Rang?

The population of Tibbi Rang was 165 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Tibbi Rang have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tibbi Rang has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.