Pataraਪਟਰਾ

Where is Patara?

Patara is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030353, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,605 people in Patara: 1,310 men and 1,295 women, living in 563 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,336 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 989 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 248, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,098 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.03 per cent and women at 81.45 per cent. The census recorded 751 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 693 main workers, the largest group, 532, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 94 cultivators on their own land and 64 household industry workers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patara's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 147 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (38 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 47 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 96 cultivators and 5 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 2 government primary schools, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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 dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Patara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mazaffarpur, Chandpur, Puranpur and Kanuni.

What is the population of Patara?

The population of Patara was 2,605 at the 2011 census, living in 563 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Patara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Patara has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.