Ala Dhuttaਅਲਾ ਧੁੱਟਾ

Where is Ala Dhutta?

Ala Dhutta is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Kala Tibba gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034682, and it covers 45 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 65 people in Ala Dhutta: 35 men and 30 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 7.2 people per household. Spread over its 45 hectares, the population density works out to about 143 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.71 per cent and women at 67.86 per cent. The census recorded 20 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 15, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ala Dhutta's land. Of the village's 45 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 15 cultivators and 3 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Ala Dhutta is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kala Tibba, Mehal Singhwala, Tibbi Khurd and Sadar Dinwala.

What is the population of Ala Dhutta?

The population of Ala Dhutta was 65 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Ala Dhutta have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ala Dhutta has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.