Patti Sandli Mehrajਪੱਟੀ ਸਂਡਲੀ ਮੇਹਰਜ

Where is Patti Sandli Mehraj?

Patti Sandli 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 035706, and it covers 1,231 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,570 people in Patti Sandli Mehraj: 1,338 men and 1,232 women, living in 492 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,231 hectares, the population density works out to about 209 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 260, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 971 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.36 per cent and women at 60.14 per cent. The census recorded 1,061 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 941 main workers, the largest group, 398, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 304 agricultural labourers and 225 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 120 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Sandli Mehraj's land. Of the village's 1,231 hectares, 1,096 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (802 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (294 hectares). About 135 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 403 cultivators and 351 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 Sandli 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 Sadhana, Patti Saol Mehraj, Harnam Singhwala and Patti Kala Mehraj.

What is the population of Patti Sandli Mehraj?

The population of Patti Sandli Mehraj was 2,570 at the 2011 census, living in 492 households in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Patti Sandli Mehraj have?

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