Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarhਧਰਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਕਥਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh?

Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh, Machhal Basti gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036675, and it covers 333 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,472 people in Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh: 753 men and 719 women, living in 254 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 333 hectares, the population density works out to about 442 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 955 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 212, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 790 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.91 per cent and women at 54.8 per cent. The census recorded 465 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 314 main workers, the largest group, 195, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 93 cultivators on their own land and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 151 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh's land. Of the village's 333 hectares, 310 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (10 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (300 hectares). About 23 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 96 cultivators and 55 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehmudpur Jattan, Dadherian, Behal and Fatehpur Rajputan.

What is the population of Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh?

The population of Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh was 1,472 at the 2011 census, living in 254 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh have?

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