Patti Ruralਪੱਟੀ ਰੁਰਲ

Where is Patti (Rural)?

Patti (Rural) is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and is served by the Patti Rural gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038211, and it covers 1,919 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,007 people in Patti (Rural): 549 men and 458 women, living in 187 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,919 hectares, the population density works out to about 52 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 834 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 113, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 315 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.17 per cent and women at 57.25 per cent. The census recorded 627 workers, about 62 per cent of the village. Of the 461 main workers, the largest group, 313, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 133 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 166 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti (Rural)'s land. Of the village's 1,919 hectares, 1,474 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,144 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (330 hectares). About 445 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 138 cultivators and 19 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Patti (Rural) is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chuslewar, Kulla, Thakarpura and Bahmniwala.

What is the population of Patti (Rural)?

The population of Patti (Rural) was 1,007 at the 2011 census, living in 187 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Patti (Rural) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Patti (Rural) has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.