Mamdot Hitharਮਮਦੋਟ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Mamdot Hithar?

Mamdot 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 16 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 034736, and it covers 800 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,394 people in Mamdot Hithar: 1,830 men and 1,564 women, living in 684 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 800 hectares, the population density works out to about 424 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 479, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,200 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.52 per cent and women at 57.34 per cent. The census recorded 1,343 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,023 main workers, the largest group, 412, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 315 agricultural labourers and 275 cultivators on their own land. A further 320 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mamdot Hithar's land. Of the village's 800 hectares, 762 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (58 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (704 hectares). About 38 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 321 cultivators and 519 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, 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mamdot Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 16 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 Uttar, Lakha Singhwala Hithar, Lakha Singhwala Uttar and Hazara Singhwala.

What is the population of Mamdot Hithar?

The population of Mamdot Hithar was 3,394 at the 2011 census, living in 684 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mamdot Hithar have?

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