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Where is Paniwala Fatta?

Paniwala Fatta 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 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035260, and it covers 1,012 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,061 people in Paniwala Fatta: 1,584 men and 1,477 women, living in 559 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 1,012 hectares, the population density works out to about 302 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 350, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,515 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.62 per cent and women at 58.74 per cent. The census recorded 1,018 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 970 main workers, the largest group, 478, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 378 cultivators on their own land and 109 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 48 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paniwala Fatta's land. Of the village's 1,012 hectares, 915 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (915 hectares). About 97 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 380 cultivators and 519 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Paniwala Fatta is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 22 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 Midda, Urang, Mohlan and Bham.

What is the population of Paniwala Fatta?

The population of Paniwala Fatta was 3,061 at the 2011 census, living in 559 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Paniwala Fatta have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Paniwala Fatta has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.