Patti Deep Singhਪੱਟੀ ਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Patti Deep Singh?

Patti Deep Singh is a village of Tapa tehsil in Barnala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhadaur, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sehna community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 040087, and it covers 1,820 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 949 people in Patti Deep Singh: 493 men and 456 women, living in 173 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 1,820 hectares, the population density works out to about 52 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 18 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.1 per cent and women at 63.32 per cent. The census recorded 501 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 501 main workers, the largest group, 236, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 229 cultivators on their own land and 36 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Deep Singh's land. Of the village's 1,820 hectares, 1,000 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (200 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (800 hectares). About 820 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 229 cultivators and 36 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Patti Deep Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhadaur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Tapa, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Patti Bir Singh, Patti Mohar Singh and Gagewal.

What is the population of Patti Deep Singh?

The population of Patti Deep Singh was 949 at the 2011 census, living in 173 households in Tapa tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Patti Deep Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Patti Deep Singh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.