Bhoya Fatehgarhਭੋਯਾ ਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Bhoya Fatehgarh?

Bhoya Fatehgarh is a village of Majitha tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037500, and it covers 116 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,274 people in Bhoya Fatehgarh: 667 men and 607 women, living in 234 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 116 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,098 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 177, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 474 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.39 per cent and women at 67.88 per cent. The census recorded 669 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 629 main workers, the largest group, 480, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 118 cultivators on their own land and 16 household industry workers. A further 40 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhoya Fatehgarh's land. Of the village's 116 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 123 cultivators and 15 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. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhoya Fatehgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Majitha, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Majitha, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chawinda Devi and Jhande.

What is the population of Bhoya Fatehgarh?

The population of Bhoya Fatehgarh was 1,274 at the 2011 census, living in 234 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bhoya Fatehgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhoya Fatehgarh has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.