Mallha Rahime Ke Hitharਮੱਲਹਾ ਰਹਿਮੇ ਕੇ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Mallha Rahime Ke Hithar?

Mallha Rahime Ke 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 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Mallha Rahime Ke Hittar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034711, and it covers 66 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 308 people in Mallha Rahime Ke Hithar: 152 men and 156 women, living in 68 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 66 hectares, the population density works out to about 467 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1026 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 217 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.26 per cent and women at 53.15 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 53 main workers, the largest group, 40, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mallha Rahime Ke Hithar's land. Of the village's 66 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 2 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 40 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Mallha Rahime 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 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gatti Basti Masta - 2, Mallha Rahim Ke Uttar, Rahime Ke Hithar and Chhanga Khurd.

What is the population of Mallha Rahime Ke Hithar?

The population of Mallha Rahime Ke Hithar was 308 at the 2011 census, living in 68 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mallha Rahime Ke Hithar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mallha Rahime Ke Hithar has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.