Watu Bhattiਵਟੁ ਭੱਟੀ

Where is Watu Bhatti?

Watu Bhatti is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034289, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 358 people in Watu Bhatti: 189 men and 169 women, living in 58 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 178 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 75 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.94 per cent and women at 60.65 per cent. The census recorded 185 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 100 main workers, the largest group, 67, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 agricultural labourers and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 85 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Watu Bhatti's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (183 hectares). About 18 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 67 cultivators and 33 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Watu Bhatti is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Makhu, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dineke, Padhri, Gati Harike and Sirhali.

What is the population of Watu Bhatti?

The population of Watu Bhatti was 358 at the 2011 census, living in 58 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Watu Bhatti have?

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