Gill Pattiਗਿੱਲ ਪੱਟੀ

Where is Gill Patti?

Gill Patti is a village of Bathinda tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bathinda, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bathinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035740, and it covers 883 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,183 people in Gill Patti: 1,649 men and 1,534 women, living in 592 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 883 hectares, the population density works out to about 360 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 930 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 399, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,515 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.52 per cent and women at 55.51 per cent. The census recorded 1,236 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 920 main workers, the largest group, 339, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 339 agricultural labourers and 201 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 316 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gill Patti's land. Of the village's 883 hectares, 604 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (511 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 175 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 347 cultivators and 548 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gill Patti is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bathinda, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Joganand, Bhokhra, Bibiwala and Khialiwala.

What is the population of Gill Patti?

The population of Gill Patti was 3,183 at the 2011 census, living in 592 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Gill Patti have?

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