Patti Safdarpurਪੱਟੀ ਸਫਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Patti Safdarpur?

Patti Safdarpur is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Sujo Kalia gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029381, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 75 people in Patti Safdarpur: 33 men and 42 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 7.5 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 78 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1273 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 75 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.97 per cent and women at 69.44 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 63 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Safdarpur's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 11 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 19 cultivators and 8 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Patti Safdarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhugian Dogran, Miani Malahan, Jhugian Araian and Fateh Ali Khanwala.

What is the population of Patti Safdarpur?

The population of Patti Safdarpur was 75 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Patti Safdarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Patti Safdarpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.