Pireke Hitharਪਿਰੇਕੇ ਹਿਥਰ

Where is Pireke Hithar?

Pireke Hithar is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034903, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 43 people in Pireke Hithar: 21 men and 22 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 37 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1048 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 36 people, about 84 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.68 per cent and women at 72.73 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 9, were cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pireke Hithar's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). About 5 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 10 cultivators and 0 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. 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

Pireke Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. 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 Bura Sarwan, Mahmud Khanke, Bamewala and Bodel Pire Ke.

What is the population of Pireke Hithar?

The population of Pireke Hithar was 43 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Pireke Hithar have?

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