Gagan Keਗਗਨ ਕੇ

Where is Gagan Ke?

Gagan Ke is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035056, and it covers 175 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 448 people in Gagan Ke: 237 men and 211 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 175 hectares, the population density works out to about 256 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 365 people, about 81 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.68 per cent and women at 49.73 per cent. The census recorded 129 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 121 main workers, the largest group, 89, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 6 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 Gagan Ke's land. Of the village's 175 hectares, 164 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (164 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 30 cultivators and 93 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gagan Ke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ganjuana, Rana, Kawanwali and Ramnagar Urf Jatwali.

What is the population of Gagan Ke?

The population of Gagan Ke was 448 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Gagan Ke have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gagan Ke has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.