Patti Karamਪੱਟੀ ਕਰਮ

Where is Patti Karam?

Patti Karam is a village of Malout tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and is served by the Patti Karam gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035256, and it covers 687 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,468 people in Patti Karam: 791 men and 677 women, living in 277 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 687 hectares, the population density works out to about 214 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 172, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 783 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.58 per cent and women at 63.5 per cent. The census recorded 680 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 621 main workers, the largest group, 351, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 188 cultivators on their own land and 81 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 59 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Karam's land. Of the village's 687 hectares, 632 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (632 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 193 cultivators and 402 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Patti Karam is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raniwala, Ratta Tibba, Bodiwala Kharak Singh and Mohlan.

What is the population of Patti Karam?

The population of Patti Karam was 1,468 at the 2011 census, living in 277 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Patti Karam have?

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