Patti Gairabadਪੱਟੀ ਗੈਰਆਬਾਦ

Where is Patti Gairabad?

Patti Gairabad is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and is served by the Mahalam gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034586, and it covers 86 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 64 people in Patti Gairabad: 36 men and 28 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 86 hectares, the population density works out to about 74 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 778 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 51 people, about 80 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 62.5 per cent and women at 64 per cent. The census recorded 22 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 20 main workers, the largest group, 9, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Gairabad's land. Of the village's 86 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (83 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 11 cultivators and 7 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Patti Gairabad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Attari, Asman Randhawa, Lakha Bubna and Bhadru.

What is the population of Patti Gairabad?

The population of Patti Gairabad was 64 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Patti Gairabad have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Patti Gairabad has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.