Lakhmir Ke Hitharਲਖਮਿਰ ਕੇ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Lakhmir Ke Hithar?

Lakhmir Ke Hithar is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Lakhmir Ke Hittar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034708, and it covers 294 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 401 people in Lakhmir Ke Hithar: 205 men and 196 women, living in 76 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 294 hectares, the population density works out to about 136 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 328 people, about 82 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.03 per cent and women at 48.86 per cent. The census recorded 109 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 59, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lakhmir Ke Hithar's land. Of the village's 294 hectares, 251 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (251 hectares). About 44 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 42 cultivators and 63 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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

Lakhmir Ke 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 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Chak Dona Rahime Ke, Rahime Ke Hithar, Dona Jaimalwala and Gatti Basti Masta - 2.

What is the population of Lakhmir Ke Hithar?

The population of Lakhmir Ke Hithar was 401 at the 2011 census, living in 76 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Lakhmir Ke Hithar have?

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