Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarhਬੁਟਾ ਸਿੰਘਵਾਲਾ ਉਰਫ ਹਰੀਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh?

Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghagga, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and is served by the Buta Singhwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036290, and it covers 328 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 999 people in Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh: 532 men and 467 women, living in 221 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 328 hectares, the population density works out to about 305 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 99, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 485 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.2 per cent and women at 44.98 per cent. The census recorded 267 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 237 main workers, the largest group, 111, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 63 other workers in trade, transport and services and 57 agricultural labourers. A further 30 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh's land. Of the village's 328 hectares, 280 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (280 hectares). About 48 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 112 cultivators and 60 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ghagga, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nanhera, Ugoke, Dehdana and Ganeshpura Alias Seona.

What is the population of Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh?

The population of Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh was 999 at the 2011 census, living in 221 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.