Kala Tibbaਕਾਲਾ ਤਿੱਬਾ

Where is Kala Tibba?

Kala Tibba is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 13 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 034681, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 222 people in Kala Tibba: 121 men and 101 women, living in 36 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 835 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 12 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 64.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.92 per cent and women at 60.67 per cent. The census recorded 67 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 67 main workers, the largest group, 42, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 agricultural labourers and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kala Tibba's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (86 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 18 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Kala Tibba is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 13 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 Tibbi Khurd, Ala Dhutta, Wahke and Mehal Singhwala.

What is the population of Kala Tibba?

The population of Kala Tibba was 222 at the 2011 census, living in 36 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Kala Tibba have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kala Tibba has government schools from primary to secondary school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.