Gatti Mehmud Ke Hitharਗੱਟੀ ਮੇਹਮੁਡ ਕੇ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar?

Gatti Mehmud 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 Firozpur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Kalu Arain Hithar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034671, and it covers 268 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 12 people in Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar: 7 men and 5 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 268 hectares, the population density works out to about 4 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 714 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 33 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 87.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 5 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 5 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar's land. Of the village's 268 hectares, 265 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (265 hectares). About 4 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 5 cultivators and 0 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 18 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 Rohela Hazi Hithar, Mehmud Ke Mahal Hithar, Dona Telu Malwala and Mehmud Ke Hithar.

What is the population of Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar?

The population of Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar was 12 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar have?

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