Badalke Hitharਬਡਲਕੇ ਹਿਥਰ

Where is Badalke Hithar?

Badalke Hithar is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Badalke Hittar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034848, and it covers 37 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 185 people in Badalke Hithar: 94 men and 91 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 37 hectares, the population density works out to about 500 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 177 people, about 96 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.42 per cent and women at 65.38 per cent. The census recorded 63 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 24, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Badalke Hithar's land. Of the village's 37 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (35 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 2 cultivators and 26 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Badalke Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balalke Kamalwala, Thara Singhwala Hithar, Gatti Ajaib Singhwala and Khere Ke Uttar.

What is the population of Badalke Hithar?

The population of Badalke Hithar was 185 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Badalke Hithar have?

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