Kheri Fattanਖੇੜੀ ਫੱਟਨ

Where is Kheri Fattan?

Kheri Fattan is a village in Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036227, and it covers 346 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 967 people in Kheri Fattan: 499 men and 468 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 346 hectares, the population density works out to about 279 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 261 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.28 per cent and women at 64.79 per cent. The census recorded 385 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 299 main workers, the largest group, 127, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 126 cultivators on their own land and 45 agricultural labourers. A further 86 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kheri Fattan's land. Of the village's 346 hectares, 316 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (101 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (215 hectares). About 30 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 136 cultivators and 72 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 secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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

Kheri Fattan is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samana, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bijalpur, Chohat, Dhenthal and Chutehra.

What is the population of Kheri Fattan?

The population of Kheri Fattan was 967 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kheri Fattan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kheri Fattan has a government secondary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.