Bathliਬਥਲੀ

Where is Bathli?

Bathli is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036973, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 294 people in Bathli: 145 men and 149 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 219 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1028 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 13 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 72.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.97 per cent and women at 68.5 per cent. The census recorded 81 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 52 main workers, the largest group, 27, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bathli's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (117 hectares). About 12 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 22 cultivators and 6 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bathli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Abdulpur, Akkri, Gopalpur and Akkar.

What is the population of Bathli?

The population of Bathli was 294 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bathli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bathli has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.