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Where is Mohan Ke Hithar?

Mohan Ke Hithar is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the 0Mohan Ke Hithar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034816, and it covers 824 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,753 people in Mohan Ke Hithar: 1,474 men and 1,279 women, living in 535 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 824 hectares, the population density works out to about 334 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 868 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 292, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 545 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.43 per cent and women at 67.41 per cent. The census recorded 1,230 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 809 main workers, the largest group, 451, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 319 cultivators on their own land and 29 agricultural labourers. A further 421 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohan Ke Hithar's land. Of the village's 824 hectares, 763 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (763 hectares). About 60 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 522 cultivators and 124 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Mohan 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 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mandiwal, Nunari Khokhar, Mohan Ke Uttar and Chhanga Rai Uttar.

What is the population of Mohan Ke Hithar?

The population of Mohan Ke Hithar was 2,753 at the 2011 census, living in 535 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mohan Ke Hithar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mohan Ke Hithar has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.