Maio Pattiਮੈਓ ਪੱਟੀ

Where is Maio Patti?

Maio Patti is a village of Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029577, and it covers 112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 664 people in Maio Patti: 353 men and 311 women, living in 157 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 112 hectares, the population density works out to about 594 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 119 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.74 per cent and women at 82.75 per cent. The census recorded 243 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 210 main workers, the largest group, 81, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 66 agricultural labourers and 38 cultivators on their own land. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Maio Patti's land. Of the village's 112 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 20 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 40 cultivators and 87 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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Maio Patti is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balrampur, Panchhat, Bhagana and Naroor.

What is the population of Maio Patti?

The population of Maio Patti was 664 at the 2011 census, living in 157 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Maio Patti have?

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