Jama Rakhia Hitharਜਮਾ ਰਖਿਆ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Jama Rakhia Hithar?

Jama Rakhia 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 Jamma Rakia Hittar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034739, and it covers 289 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,453 people in Jama Rakhia Hithar: 740 men and 713 women, living in 272 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 289 hectares, the population density works out to about 503 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 964 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 200, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,385 people, about 95 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.25 per cent and women at 42.46 per cent. The census recorded 630 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 408 main workers, the largest group, 172, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 138 cultivators on their own land and 96 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 222 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jama Rakhia Hithar's land. Of the village's 289 hectares, 267 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (75 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (192 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 240 cultivators and 248 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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

Jama Rakhia 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 Hazara Singhwala and Lakha Singhwala Hithar.

What is the population of Jama Rakhia Hithar?

The population of Jama Rakhia Hithar was 1,453 at the 2011 census, living in 272 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Jama Rakhia Hithar have?

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