Naranjanpur Fattuwalਨਰਂਜਨਪੁਰ ਫੱਟੂਵਾਲ

Where is Naranjanpur Fattuwal?

Naranjanpur Fattuwal is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rayya, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and is served by the Naranjan Pur Fattuwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037718, and it covers 418 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,235 people in Naranjanpur Fattuwal: 1,161 men and 1,074 women, living in 413 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 418 hectares, the population density works out to about 535 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 266, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,162 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.7 per cent and women at 71.07 per cent. The census recorded 706 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 610 main workers, the largest group, 330, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 184 cultivators on their own land and 76 agricultural labourers. A further 96 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Naranjanpur Fattuwal's land. Of the village's 418 hectares, 355 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (164 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (191 hectares). About 63 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 195 cultivators and 90 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, 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Naranjanpur Fattuwal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rayya, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Madh, Kaler Ghumman, Nijjar and Loharanwala.

What is the population of Naranjanpur Fattuwal?

The population of Naranjanpur Fattuwal was 2,235 at the 2011 census, living in 413 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Naranjanpur Fattuwal have?

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