Mehmoodpur Jattanਮਹਿਮੂਦਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Mehmoodpur Jattan?

Mehmoodpur Jattan is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 6 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 036543, and it covers 204 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,748 people in Mehmoodpur Jattan: 910 men and 838 women, living in 337 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 204 hectares, the population density works out to about 857 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 181, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 429 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.99 per cent and women at 75.37 per cent. The census recorded 560 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 549 main workers, the largest group, 444, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 81 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmoodpur Jattan's land. Of the village's 204 hectares, 171 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (167 hectares). About 33 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 84 cultivators and 14 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mehmoodpur Jattan 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 6 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 Smashpur, Bhathlan, Bir Bahadurgarh and Mithu Majra.

What is the population of Mehmoodpur Jattan?

The population of Mehmoodpur Jattan was 1,748 at the 2011 census, living in 337 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mehmoodpur Jattan have?

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