Lamochar Kalan Hitharਲਮੋਚਰ ਕਲਾਂ ਹਿਥਰ

Where is Lamochar Kalan Hithar?

Lamochar Kalan 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 9 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 034983, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 167 people in Lamochar Kalan Hithar: 83 men and 84 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 177 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1012 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 124 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.77 per cent and women at 62.86 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 58 main workers, the largest group, 44, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lamochar Kalan Hithar's land. Of the village's 94 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (91 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 13 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a dispensary. 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

Lamochar Kalan Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 9 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 Lamochar Kalan Uttar, Fattuwala (354/325), Sukhera Bodal (248/360) and Gatti Hasal.

What is the population of Lamochar Kalan Hithar?

The population of Lamochar Kalan Hithar was 167 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Lamochar Kalan Hithar have?

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