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Where is Falauli?

Falauli is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036531, and it covers 226 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 308 people in Falauli: 163 men and 145 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 226 hectares, the population density works out to about 136 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 59 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.57 per cent and women at 68.29 per cent. The census recorded 98 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 95 main workers, the largest group, 62, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Falauli's land. Of the village's 226 hectares, 144 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (144 hectares). About 82 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 27 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 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

Falauli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patiala, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hassanpur Prohtan, Daulatpur, Jassowal and Mehmudpur Araian.

What is the population of Falauli?

The population of Falauli was 308 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Falauli have?

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