Fatehpur Raianਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ ਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Fatehpur Raian?

Fatehpur Raian is a village in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032588, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 760 people in Fatehpur Raian: 404 men and 356 women, living in 160 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 350 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 243 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.03 per cent and women at 83.38 per cent. The census recorded 263 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 186 main workers, the largest group, 79, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 77 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehpur Raian's land. Of the village's 217 hectares, 201 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (201 hectares). About 16 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 83 cultivators and 74 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 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehpur Raian is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehmudpur, Shahidgarh, Ghumandgarh and Bassi.

What is the population of Fatehpur Raian?

The population of Fatehpur Raian was 760 at the 2011 census, living in 160 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Fatehpur Raian have?

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