Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358)ਲਧੁਵਾਲਾ ਹਿਥਰ

Where is Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358)?

Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358) is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and is served by the Ladhuwala Hithar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034924, and it covers 245 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,194 people in Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358): 626 men and 568 women, living in 217 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 245 hectares, the population density works out to about 487 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 156, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,050 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.67 per cent and women at 52.61 per cent. The census recorded 492 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 237 main workers, the largest group, 93, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 71 cultivators on their own land and 70 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 255 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358)'s land. Of the village's 245 hectares, 221 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (221 hectares). About 24 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 72 cultivators and 345 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sohna Sandar, Chak Sohna Sandar, Mohar Singhwala Uttar and Jalalabad Rural.

What is the population of Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358)?

The population of Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358) was 1,194 at the 2011 census, living in 217 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ladhuwala Hithar (249/358) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.