Faridkot Ruralਫਰੀਦਕੋਟ ਰੂਰਲ

Where is Faridkot Rural?

Faridkot Rural is a village in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Faridkot, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Faridkot community development block and is served by the Faridkot (Rural) gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035529, and it covers 5,982 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 11,200 people in Faridkot Rural: 5,933 men and 5,267 women, living in 2,120 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 5,982 hectares, the population density works out to about 187 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1,312, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,971 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.57 per cent and women at 66.82 per cent. The census recorded 3,645 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 3,390 main workers, the largest group, 1,720, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 807 cultivators on their own land and 713 agricultural labourers. A further 255 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Faridkot Rural's land. Of the village's 5,982 hectares, 3,796 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3,375 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (421 hectares). About 2,056 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 831 cultivators and 762 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 2 government primary schools, 4 government middle schools, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Faridkot Rural is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Faridkot, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Faridkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Machaki Khurd, Arayanwala Kalan, Machaki Kalan and Burj Masta.

What is the population of Faridkot Rural?

The population of Faridkot Rural was 11,200 at the 2011 census, living in 2,120 households in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Faridkot Rural have?

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