Uganiਉਗਨੀ

Where is Ugani?

Ugani is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037007, and it covers 250 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 587 people in Ugani: 308 men and 279 women, living in 107 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 250 hectares, the population density works out to about 235 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 906 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 108 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.57 per cent and women at 76.38 per cent. The census recorded 166 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 166 main workers, the largest group, 85, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 60 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ugani's land. Of the village's 250 hectares, 223 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (223 hectares). About 27 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 60 cultivators and 16 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, one government middle school and 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Ugani is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rangian, Naina, Bhapal and Gobindpura.

What is the population of Ugani?

The population of Ugani was 587 at the 2011 census, living in 107 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ugani have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ugani has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.