Patti Khatarਪੱਟੀ ਖਟਰ

Where is Patti Khatar?

Patti Khatar is a village in Tapa tehsil of Barnala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tapa, about 5 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 040053, and it covers 392 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 125 people in Patti Khatar: 73 men and 52 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 392 hectares, the population density works out to about 32 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 712 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.97 per cent and women at 54 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 41, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Khatar's land. Of the village's 392 hectares, 333 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (93 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (240 hectares). About 59 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 41 cultivators and 0 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Patti Khatar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tapa, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Tapa, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhilwan (Nabha), Tappa Rural, Dhilwan (Patiala) and Draka.

What is the population of Patti Khatar?

The population of Patti Khatar was 125 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Tapa tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Patti Khatar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Patti Khatar has .