Mehmud Ke Hitharਮੇਹਮੁਡ ਕੇ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Mehmud Ke Hithar?

Mehmud Ke Hithar is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Kalu Arain Hithar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034673, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 195 people in Mehmud Ke Hithar: 94 men and 101 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 316 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1074 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 164 people, about 84 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 44.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 49.4 per cent and women at 39.56 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 45, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmud Ke Hithar's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 48 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Mehmud 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 Firozpur, about 18 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 Mehmud Ke Mahal Hithar, Lakha Haji, Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar and Rohela Haji Uttar.

What is the population of Mehmud Ke Hithar?

The population of Mehmud Ke Hithar was 195 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mehmud Ke Hithar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mehmud Ke Hithar has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.