Kath Mathiਕਥ ਮਥੀ

Where is Kath Mathi?

Kath Mathi is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 9 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 036512, and it covers 209 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,155 people in Kath Mathi: 598 men and 557 women, living in 208 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 209 hectares, the population density works out to about 553 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 146, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 400 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.77 per cent and women at 72.19 per cent. The census recorded 432 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 402 main workers, the largest group, 147, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 123 agricultural labourers and 117 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 30 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kath Mathi's land. Of the village's 209 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (20 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (173 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 151 cultivators and 124 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kath Mathi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 9 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 Lang, Kishanpur urf Bakhshiwala, Lachkani and Hirdapur.

What is the population of Kath Mathi?

The population of Kath Mathi was 1,155 at the 2011 census, living in 208 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kath Mathi have?

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