Gatti Jattanਗੱਟੀ ਜੱਟਨ

Where is Gatti Jattan?

Gatti Jattan is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034127, and it covers 216 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 671 people in Gatti Jattan: 363 men and 308 women, living in 118 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 216 hectares, the population density works out to about 311 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 499 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 48.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.91 per cent and women at 38.38 per cent. The census recorded 215 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 207 main workers, the largest group, 102, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 93 cultivators on their own land and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gatti Jattan's land. Of the village's 216 hectares, 192 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (192 hectares). About 24 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 97 cultivators and 105 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gatti Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Tarewala, Jindra and Chak Bhaura.

What is the population of Gatti Jattan?

The population of Gatti Jattan was 671 at the 2011 census, living in 118 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Gatti Jattan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gatti Jattan has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.