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Where is Haji Chhimba?

Haji Chhimba 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 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Luthar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034634, and it covers 19 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 317 people in Haji Chhimba: 174 men and 143 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 19 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,668 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 822 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.54 per cent and women at 63.49 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 62, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Haji Chhimba's land. Of the village's 19 hectares, 17 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (17 hectares). About 2 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 30 cultivators and 1 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Haji Chhimba is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kahan Chandwala, Khilchi Jadid, Karian Pahelwan and Khilchi Qadim.

What is the population of Haji Chhimba?

The population of Haji Chhimba was 317 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Haji Chhimba have?

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