Hamadwala Hitharਹਮਡਵਾਲਾ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Hamadwala Hithar?

Hamadwala Hithar is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034313, and it covers 246 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 672 people in Hamadwala Hithar: 364 men and 308 women, living in 135 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 246 hectares, the population density works out to about 273 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 846 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 40 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.75 per cent and women at 54.24 per cent. The census recorded 208 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 197 main workers, the largest group, 136, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 agricultural labourers and 28 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hamadwala Hithar's land. Of the village's 246 hectares, 226 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (226 hectares). About 20 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 138 cultivators and 34 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, 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Hamadwala Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sadhara, Hashmatwala, Asafwala and Jattanwali.

What is the population of Hamadwala Hithar?

The population of Hamadwala Hithar was 672 at the 2011 census, living in 135 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Hamadwala Hithar have?

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