Pathangarhਪਥਨਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Pathangarh?

Pathangarh is a village in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033985, and it covers 278 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 84 people in Pathangarh: 50 men and 34 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 278 hectares, the population density works out to about 30 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 680 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.21 per cent and women at 68.75 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pathangarh's land. Of the village's 278 hectares, 264 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (157 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 29 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pathangarh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bagha Purana, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gajanwala, Chand Nawan, Bhaikha and Chotia Thoba.

What is the population of Pathangarh?

The population of Pathangarh was 84 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Pathangarh have?

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