Panjeke Hitharਪਂਜੇਕੇ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Panjeke Hithar?

Panjeke 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 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Paanjke Hithar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034832, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 334 people in Panjeke Hithar: 175 men and 159 women, living in 55 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 322 people, about 96 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.32 per cent and women at 52.52 per cent. The census recorded 101 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 96 main workers, the largest group, 55, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 40 agricultural labourers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Panjeke Hithar's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 6 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 56 cultivators and 43 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Panjeke Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Panj Ke Uttar, Megha Panj Grain Uttar, Isa Panjgrain and Haji Betu.

What is the population of Panjeke Hithar?

The population of Panjeke Hithar was 334 at the 2011 census, living in 55 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Panjeke Hithar have?

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