Hamadਹਮਡ

Where is Hamad?

Hamad is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034761, and it covers 728 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,821 people in Hamad: 958 men and 863 women, living in 319 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 728 hectares, the population density works out to about 250 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 250, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 723 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.36 per cent and women at 60.63 per cent. The census recorded 537 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 346 main workers, the largest group, 193, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 97 other workers in trade, transport and services and 50 agricultural labourers. A further 191 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hamad's land. Of the village's 728 hectares, 620 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (620 hectares). About 108 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 210 cultivators and 165 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hamad 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 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mirza Lakhoke, Malsian and Lodharan.

What is the population of Hamad?

The population of Hamad was 1,821 at the 2011 census, living in 319 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Hamad have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hamad has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.