Mohar Singhwala Hitharਮੋਹਰ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ ਹਿਥਰ

Where is Mohar Singhwala Hithar?

Mohar Singhwala Hithar is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034921, and it covers 452 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 308 people in Mohar Singhwala Hithar: 162 men and 146 women, living in 51 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 452 hectares, the population density works out to about 68 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 285 people, about 93 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.31 per cent and women at 47.33 per cent. The census recorded 105 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 77 main workers, the largest group, 45, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mohar Singhwala Hithar's land. Of the village's 452 hectares, 433 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (433 hectares). About 19 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 45 cultivators and 17 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. 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. 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

Mohar Singhwala Hithar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 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 Ram Singhwala, Mohar Singhwala Uttar, Chak Sarkar No.2 and Sohna Sandar.

What is the population of Mohar Singhwala Hithar?

The population of Mohar Singhwala Hithar was 308 at the 2011 census, living in 51 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Mohar Singhwala Hithar have?

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