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Where is Raike Khurd Urf Chak Dana?

Raike Khurd Urf Chak Dana is a village in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sangat, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangat community development block and is served by the Raike Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035814, and it covers 384 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,239 people in Raike Khurd Urf Chak Dana: 585 men and 654 women, living in 220 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 384 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1118 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 149, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 599 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 49.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.03 per cent and women at 40.35 per cent. The census recorded 675 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 377 main workers, the largest group, 183, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 158 agricultural labourers and 35 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 298 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raike Khurd Urf Chak Dana's land. Of the village's 384 hectares, 325 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (309 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (16 hectares). About 34 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 285 cultivators and 292 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Raike Khurd Urf Chak Dana is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sangat, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Janghi Rana, Bahadargarh Jandian, Bajak and Lool Bai.

What is the population of Raike Khurd Urf Chak Dana?

The population of Raike Khurd Urf Chak Dana was 1,239 at the 2011 census, living in 220 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Raike Khurd Urf Chak Dana have?

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