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Where is Patti Sandhwan?

Patti Sandhwan is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034004, and it covers 326 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,093 people in Patti Sandhwan: 576 men and 517 women, living in 221 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 326 hectares, the population density works out to about 335 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 130, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 510 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.19 per cent and women at 64.69 per cent. The census recorded 363 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 355 main workers, the largest group, 130, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 117 cultivators on their own land and 106 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Patti Sandhwan's land. Of the village's 326 hectares, 270 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (270 hectares). About 56 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 117 cultivators and 131 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 Sandhwan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Moga, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nawan Moga Urf Tarewala, Sandhwan Wala Urf Churkit, Singhanwala and Budh Singhwala (Moga).

What is the population of Patti Sandhwan?

The population of Patti Sandhwan was 1,093 at the 2011 census, living in 221 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Patti Sandhwan have?

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