Mehmudpur Jattanਮਹਿਮੂਦਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Mehmudpur Jattan?

Mehmudpur Jattan is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036674, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 429 people in Mehmudpur Jattan: 221 men and 208 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 471 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 161 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.79 per cent and women at 61.29 per cent. The census recorded 127 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 60, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehmudpur Jattan's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 11 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 28 cultivators and 13 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.

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

Mehmudpur Jattan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 10 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 Behal, Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh, Punian khanan and Dadherian.

What is the population of Mehmudpur Jattan?

The population of Mehmudpur Jattan was 429 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mehmudpur Jattan have?

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