Rao Ke Hitharਰਓ ਕੇ ਹਿਠਾੜ

Where is Rao Ke Hithar?

Rao Ke Hithar is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and is served by the Rao Kee Hittar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034752, and it covers 428 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,336 people in Rao Ke Hithar: 1,167 men and 1,169 women, living in 416 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 428 hectares, the population density works out to about 546 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1002 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 331, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,126 people, about 91 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.86 per cent and women at 46.3 per cent. The census recorded 760 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 549 main workers, the largest group, 301, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 163 cultivators on their own land and 71 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 211 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rao Ke Hithar's land. Of the village's 428 hectares, 395 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (395 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 167 cultivators and 382 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Rao 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 12 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 Rao Ke Uttar, Mattar Uttar and Chak Khundar.

What is the population of Rao Ke Hithar?

The population of Rao Ke Hithar was 2,336 at the 2011 census, living in 416 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Rao Ke Hithar have?

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