Mohkam Bhattiਮੋਹਕਮ ਭੱਟੀ

Where is Mohkam Bhatti?

Mohkam Bhatti is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034511, and it covers 244 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 259 people in Mohkam Bhatti: 132 men and 127 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 244 hectares, the population density works out to about 106 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 962 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 74 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.32 per cent and women at 61.95 per cent. The census recorded 84 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 77 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 17 agricultural labourers and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohkam Bhatti's land. Of the village's 244 hectares, 222 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (222 hectares). About 22 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 49 cultivators and 17 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. 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mohkam Bhatti is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 9 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 Gadodoo, Walhoor, Jamaitpur Dheru and Kakuwala.

What is the population of Mohkam Bhatti?

The population of Mohkam Bhatti was 259 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mohkam Bhatti have?

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