Patti Sekhwanਪੱਟੀ ਸੇਖਵਨ

Where is Patti Sekhwan?

Patti Sekhwan is a village of Barnala tehsil in Barnala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Barnala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Barnala community development block and is served by the Patti Sekhaura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039987, and it covers 426 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,157 people in Patti Sekhwan: 611 men and 546 women, living in 226 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 426 hectares, the population density works out to about 272 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 113, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 492 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.04 per cent and women at 58.99 per cent. The census recorded 442 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 366 main workers, the largest group, 140, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 83 agricultural labourers and 82 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 76 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Sekhwan's land. Of the village's 426 hectares, 391 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (242 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 34 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 155 cultivators and 102 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Patti Sekhwan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Barnala, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Barnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Patti Sohlan, Barnala Rural, Khudi Kalan and Sanghera.

What is the population of Patti Sekhwan?

The population of Patti Sekhwan was 1,157 at the 2011 census, living in 226 households in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Patti Sekhwan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Patti Sekhwan has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.