Poonian Jattanਪੂਨਿਆਂ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Poonian Jattan?

Poonian Jattan is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 4 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 036811, and it covers 128 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 583 people in Poonian Jattan: 311 men and 272 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 128 hectares, the population density works out to about 455 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 78, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 184 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.39 per cent and women at 63.93 per cent. The census recorded 287 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 270 main workers, the largest group, 125, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 97 cultivators on their own land and 47 agricultural labourers. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Poonian Jattan's land. Of the village's 128 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 12 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 103 cultivators and 53 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Poonian Jattan 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 4 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 Jogipur, Bosar khurd, Asarpur and Bosar Kalan.

What is the population of Poonian Jattan?

The population of Poonian Jattan was 583 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Poonian Jattan have?

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