Pattar Khurdਪੱਟਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Pattar Khurd?

Pattar Khurd is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030530, and it covers 231 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,144 people in Pattar Khurd: 587 men and 557 women, living in 224 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 231 hectares, the population density works out to about 495 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 659 people, about 58 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.55 per cent and women at 73.07 per cent. The census recorded 375 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 372 main workers, the largest group, 197, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 101 cultivators on their own land and 72 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pattar Khurd's land. Of the village's 231 hectares, 208 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (208 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 101 cultivators and 197 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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Pattar Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotli Bagbana, Brahampur, Pattar Kalan and Fazalpur.

What is the population of Pattar Khurd?

The population of Pattar Khurd was 1,144 at the 2011 census, living in 224 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Pattar Khurd have?

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