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Where is Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370)?

Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370) is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and is served by the Jala Lakheke Hithar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034997, and it covers 204 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 923 people in Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370): 477 men and 446 women, living in 200 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 204 hectares, the population density works out to about 453 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 935 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 140, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 760 people, about 82 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.23 per cent and women at 61.38 per cent. The census recorded 257 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 247 main workers, the largest group, 98, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 94 other workers in trade, transport and services and 55 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370)'s land. Of the village's 204 hectares, 196 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (86 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (110 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 98 cultivators and 65 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. 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

Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 18 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 Bhamba Wattu Hithar, Lakheke Musahib Uttar, Bhamba Wattu Uttar and Chak Bhamba Wattu.

What is the population of Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370)?

The population of Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370) was 923 at the 2011 census, living in 200 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jala Lakheke Hithar (369/370) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.