Patti Kala Mehrajਪੱਟੀ ਕਲਾ ਮੇਹਰਜ

Where is Patti Kala Mehraj?

Patti Kala Mehraj is a village of Rampura Phul tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rampura Phul, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phul community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035708, and it covers 2,419 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,636 people in Patti Kala Mehraj: 1,909 men and 1,727 women, living in 672 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 2,419 hectares, the population density works out to about 150 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 431, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,220 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.26 per cent and women at 53.82 per cent. The census recorded 1,441 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,133 main workers, the largest group, 385, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 381 cultivators on their own land and 326 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 308 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Kala Mehraj's land. Of the village's 2,419 hectares, 2,196 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,526 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (670 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 400 cultivators and 630 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 2 government primary schools 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Patti Kala Mehraj is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rampura Phul, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rampura Phul, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Patti Saol Mehraj, Patti Sandli Mehraj, Sadhana and Harnam Singhwala.

What is the population of Patti Kala Mehraj?

The population of Patti Kala Mehraj was 3,636 at the 2011 census, living in 672 households in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Patti Kala Mehraj have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Patti Kala Mehraj has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.