Katlaherਕਟਲਹੇਰ

Where is Katlaher?

Katlaher is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036861, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 257 people in Katlaher: 143 men and 114 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 220 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 797 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 126 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.02 per cent and women at 62.5 per cent. The census recorded 77 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 42, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Katlaher's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 28 cultivators and 43 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Katlaher is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 8 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 Haripur Jhungian, Harigarh, Jogi Majra and Majoli.

What is the population of Katlaher?

The population of Katlaher was 257 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Katlaher have?

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