Chak Rao ke Hitharਚੱਕ ਰਓ ਕੇ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Chak Rao ke Hithar?

Chak Rao ke Hithar is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Chak Rao Ke Hittar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034743, and it covers 178 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 474 people in Chak Rao ke Hithar: 269 men and 205 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 178 hectares, the population density works out to about 267 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 762 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 42, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 221 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.86 per cent and women at 54.21 per cent. The census recorded 177 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 156 main workers, the largest group, 87, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 60 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chak Rao ke Hithar's land. Of the village's 178 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (170 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. With 61 cultivators and 5 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Chak Rao ke Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 14 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 Doni Khundar.

What is the population of Chak Rao ke Hithar?

The population of Chak Rao ke Hithar was 474 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Chak Rao ke Hithar have?

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