Mehmud Ke Mahal Hitharਮੇਹਮੁਡ ਕੇ ਮਹਲ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Mehmud Ke Mahal Hithar?

Mehmud Ke Mahal 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 Dona Tellu Mal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034672, and it covers 628 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 547 people in Mehmud Ke Mahal Hithar: 272 men and 275 women, living in 110 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 628 hectares, the population density works out to about 87 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 304 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.23 per cent and women at 51.41 per cent. The census recorded 338 workers, about 62 per cent of the village. Of the 338 main workers, the largest group, 241, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 92 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmud Ke Mahal Hithar's land. Of the village's 628 hectares, 605 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (605 hectares). About 23 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 241 cultivators and 92 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Mehmud Ke Mahal 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 Gatti Mehmud Ke Hithar, Mehmud Ke Hithar, Rohela Hazi Hithar and Lakha Haji.

What is the population of Mehmud Ke Mahal Hithar?

The population of Mehmud Ke Mahal Hithar was 547 at the 2011 census, living in 110 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mehmud Ke Mahal Hithar have?

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