Hassan Bhattiਹੱਸਨ ਭੱਟੀ

Where is Hassan Bhatti?

Hassan Bhatti is a village of Faridkot tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Faridkot, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Faridkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035548, and it covers 702 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,520 people in Hassan Bhatti: 803 men and 717 women, living in 298 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 702 hectares, the population density works out to about 217 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 164, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 606 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.41 per cent and women at 57.5 per cent. The census recorded 708 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 431 main workers, the largest group, 198, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 127 agricultural labourers and 106 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 277 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hassan Bhatti's land. Of the village's 702 hectares, 641 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (284 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (140 hectares). About 55 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 203 cultivators and 276 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Hassan Bhatti is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Faridkot, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Faridkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kabalwala, Pehluwala, Chak Kalatola and Mallewala.

What is the population of Hassan Bhatti?

The population of Hassan Bhatti was 1,520 at the 2011 census, living in 298 households in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Hassan Bhatti have?

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