Patti Saol Mehrajਪੱਟੀ ਸਓਲ ਮੇਹਰਜ

Where is Patti Saol Mehraj?

Patti Saol Mehraj is a village in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rampura Phul, about 2 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 035707, and it covers 1,362 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,980 people in Patti Saol Mehraj: 2,088 men and 1,892 women, living in 790 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 1,362 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 466, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,483 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.07 per cent and women at 51.69 per cent. The census recorded 1,549 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 1,333 main workers, the largest group, 555, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 459 cultivators on their own land and 312 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 216 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Saol Mehraj's land. Of the village's 1,362 hectares, 1,258 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (491 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (767 hectares). About 104 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 485 cultivators and 725 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 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 Saol 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 2 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 Sandli Mehraj, Patti Kala Mehraj, Sadhana and Harnam Singhwala.

What is the population of Patti Saol Mehraj?

The population of Patti Saol Mehraj was 3,980 at the 2011 census, living in 790 households in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Patti Saol Mehraj have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Patti Saol Mehraj has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a post office.