Mehargarh Battiਮੇਹਰਗੜ੍ਹ ਬੱਟੀ

Where is Mehargarh Batti?

Mehargarh Batti is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036816, and it covers 127 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 488 people in Mehargarh Batti: 269 men and 219 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 127 hectares, the population density works out to about 384 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 814 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 76 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.22 per cent and women at 71 per cent. The census recorded 173 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 165 main workers, the largest group, 92, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 69 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehargarh Batti's land. Of the village's 127 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 16 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 92 cultivators and 5 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. 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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehargarh Batti 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 8 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 Bolari, Kotla Gehru, Rathian and Karanpur.

What is the population of Mehargarh Batti?

The population of Mehargarh Batti was 488 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mehargarh Batti have?

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