Bhatian Jattanਭਟਿਆਂ ਜੱਟਨ

Where is Bhatian Jattan?

Bhatian Jattan is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Bhatian--Jattan- gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031079, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 695 people in Bhatian Jattan: 346 men and 349 women, living in 141 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 565 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1009 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 164 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.26 per cent and women at 80.19 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 166 main workers, the largest group, 123, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhatian Jattan's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 34 cultivators and 1 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 and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhatian Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dad, Samra, Lola and Chakowal.

What is the population of Bhatian Jattan?

The population of Bhatian Jattan was 695 at the 2011 census, living in 141 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhatian Jattan have?

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