Saido Pattiਸੈਡੋ ਪੱਟੀ

Where is Saido Patti?

Saido Patti is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Saido--Patti gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031531, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 874 people in Saido Patti: 457 men and 417 women, living in 186 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 940 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 821 people, about 94 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.93 per cent and women at 83.47 per cent. The census recorded 266 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 247 main workers, the largest group, 130, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 111 agricultural labourers and 4 household industry workers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saido Patti's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 55 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (55 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 4 cultivators and 122 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Saido Patti is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Handowal Kalan, Bassi Kalan, Handowal Khurd and Jian.

What is the population of Saido Patti?

The population of Saido Patti was 874 at the 2011 census, living in 186 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Saido Patti have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Saido Patti has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.