Thethar Khurdਥੇਥਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Thethar Khurd?

Thethar Khurd is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 12 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 034466, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 200 people in Thethar Khurd: 107 men and 93 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 225 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.85 per cent and women at 72.62 per cent. The census recorded 78 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 46, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thethar Khurd's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (49 hectares). About 25 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 23 cultivators and 5 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had its own post office. 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

Thethar Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Talwandi Bhai, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Thethar Kalan, Mohkamwala, Naraingarh and Bhangali.

What is the population of Thethar Khurd?

The population of Thethar Khurd was 200 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Thethar Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Thethar Khurd has government schools from primary to middle school level and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.