Bhamba Wattu Hitharਭਂਬਾ ਵੱਟੁ ਹਿਥਰ

Where is Bhamba Wattu Hithar?

Bhamba Wattu Hithar is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034996, and it covers 221 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 481 people in Bhamba Wattu Hithar: 234 men and 247 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 221 hectares, the population density works out to about 217 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1056 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 438 people, about 91 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.63 per cent and women at 55.61 per cent. The census recorded 105 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 102 main workers, the largest group, 52, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 agricultural labourers and 11 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhamba Wattu Hithar's land. Of the village's 221 hectares, 216 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (216 hectares). About 6 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 12 cultivators and 39 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhamba Wattu Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Bhamba Wattu Uttar, Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370), Chak Mochanwala and Lakheke Musahib Uttar.

What is the population of Bhamba Wattu Hithar?

The population of Bhamba Wattu Hithar was 481 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Bhamba Wattu Hithar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhamba Wattu Hithar has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.