Arifke
village in Firozpur district
Arifke or Arif Ke, is a village in Firozepur tehsil of the Firozpur district in Punjab, India. Arifke is located on the junction of the national highways NH 354 and NH 703A.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India, the total population of Arifke was 2,757 persons in 528 households. The population included 1,462 males, 1,295 females and 327 children of 6 years or below. The percentage of male population is 53.03%, the percentage of female population is 46.97% and the percentage of child population is 11.86%. Average sex ratio of Arifke is 886, which is lower than the Punjab state average of 895.
Literacy
In 2011, the literacy rate of Arifke was 65.10 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Arifke, male literacy was 69.64 % and female literacy rate was 59.98 %.
The public source identifies “Arifke” as village in Firozpur district. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Arifke, village and Firozpur.
Why this record matters
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q59616680. Authority coordinates are 31.039, 74.739. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2011.
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This entry incorporates text from “Arifke” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.