Thathi Jaimal Singhਠੱਠੀ ਜੈਮਲ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Thathi Jaimal Singh?

Thathi Jaimal Singh is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khem Karan, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Valtoha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038100, and it covers 309 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,087 people in Thathi Jaimal Singh: 579 men and 508 women, living in 190 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 309 hectares, the population density works out to about 352 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 877 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 33 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.6 per cent and women at 51.71 per cent. The census recorded 370 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 292 main workers, the largest group, 194, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 65 agricultural labourers and 25 household industry workers. A further 78 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thathi Jaimal Singh's land. Of the village's 309 hectares, 260 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (260 hectares). About 49 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 210 cultivators and 80 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Thathi Jaimal Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khem Karan, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dholan, Kalia, Lakhna and Sankatra.

What is the population of Thathi Jaimal Singh?

The population of Thathi Jaimal Singh was 1,087 at the 2011 census, living in 190 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Thathi Jaimal Singh have?

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