Thethਥੇਥ

Where is Theth?

Theth is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034595, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 32 people in Theth: 14 men and 18 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 68 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1286 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 3 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 12 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.31 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 13 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 13 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Theth's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (11 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 9 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 7 cultivators and 6 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. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Theth 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 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ramewala, Khushal Singhwala, Hakewala and Khane Ke Ahal.

What is the population of Theth?

The population of Theth was 32 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Theth have?

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