Walle Shah Hitharਵੱਲੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਹਿਥਰ

Where is Walle Shah Hithar?

Walle Shah Hithar is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and is served by the Wale Shah Hittar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035044, and it covers 344 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,111 people in Walle Shah Hithar: 560 men and 551 women, living in 184 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 344 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 984 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 184, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,105 people, about 99 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.31 per cent and women at 50.99 per cent. The census recorded 360 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 235 main workers, the largest group, 171, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 47 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 125 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Walle Shah Hithar's land. Of the village's 344 hectares, 280 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (280 hectares). About 64 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 177 cultivators and 132 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Walle Shah Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Walle Shah Uttar, Hasta Kalan, Gulam Rasul and Mahatam Nagar.

What is the population of Walle Shah Hithar?

The population of Walle Shah Hithar was 1,111 at the 2011 census, living in 184 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Walle Shah Hithar have?

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