Patto Didarsinghਪੱਟੋ ਦਿਡਰਸਿਂਘ

Where is Patto Didarsingh?

Patto Didarsingh is a village in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nihal Singhwala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033930, and it covers 269 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 787 people in Patto Didarsingh: 415 men and 372 women, living in 139 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 269 hectares, the population density works out to about 293 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 465 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.76 per cent and women at 52.85 per cent. The census recorded 254 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 86 main workers, the largest group, 59, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 17 agricultural labourers and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 168 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patto Didarsingh's land. Of the village's 269 hectares, 252 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (72 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (180 hectares). About 17 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 64 cultivators and 138 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Patto Didarsingh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nihal Singh Wala, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Didarewala, Khai, Barewala and Dina.

What is the population of Patto Didarsingh?

The population of Patto Didarsingh was 787 at the 2011 census, living in 139 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Patto Didarsingh have?

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