Atuwala Hitharਅਟੁਵਾਲਾ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Atuwala Hithar?

Atuwala Hithar is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Atuwala Uttar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034748, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 109 people in Atuwala Hithar: 55 men and 54 women, living in 25 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 117 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 982 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 109 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.21 per cent and women at 43.9 per cent. The census recorded 42 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 14 main workers, the largest group, 7, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Atuwala Hithar's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (44 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (41 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 29 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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

Atuwala Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mattar Hithar, Atuwala Uttar and Dona Mattar.

What is the population of Atuwala Hithar?

The population of Atuwala Hithar was 109 at the 2011 census, living in 25 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Atuwala Hithar have?

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