Pathreri Rajputanਪਥਰੇਰੀ ਰਜਪੁਟਨ

Where is Pathreri Rajputan?

Pathreri Rajputan is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038687, and it covers 142 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 235 people in Pathreri Rajputan: 120 men and 115 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 142 hectares, the population density works out to about 165 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 958 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 23 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.96 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 96 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 61, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pathreri Rajputan's land. Of the village's 142 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 22 cultivators and 4 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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Pathreri Rajputan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nunowal, Sangatpur, Bara Phool and Chhota Bande Mahal.

What is the population of Pathreri Rajputan?

The population of Pathreri Rajputan was 235 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Pathreri Rajputan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pathreri Rajputan has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.