Lakha Singhwala Hitharਲਖਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Lakha Singhwala Hithar?

Lakha Singhwala 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 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Lakha Singhwala Hittar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034737, and it covers 538 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,824 people in Lakha Singhwala Hithar: 967 men and 857 women, living in 303 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 538 hectares, the population density works out to about 339 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 222, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,707 people, about 94 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.26 per cent and women at 52.59 per cent. The census recorded 980 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 555 main workers, the largest group, 275, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 160 other workers in trade, transport and services and 116 cultivators on their own land. A further 425 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakha Singhwala Hithar's land. Of the village's 538 hectares, 518 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (34 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (485 hectares). About 20 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 207 cultivators and 596 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 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Lakha Singhwala 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 17 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 Mamdot Hithar, Hazara Singhwala, Mamdot Uttar and Jama Rakhia Hithar.

What is the population of Lakha Singhwala Hithar?

The population of Lakha Singhwala Hithar was 1,824 at the 2011 census, living in 303 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Lakha Singhwala Hithar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lakha Singhwala Hithar has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.