Fatehpurਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ

Where is Fatehpur?

Fatehpur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030925, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,142 people in Fatehpur: 558 men and 584 women, living in 263 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 526 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1047 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 120, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 222 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 92.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.54 per cent and women at 88.11 per cent. The census recorded 235 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 214 main workers, the largest group, 107, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 70 agricultural labourers and 24 cultivators on their own land. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehpur's land. Of the village's 217 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 27 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 31 cultivators and 74 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baranda, Bhanowal, Bahtiwala and Bhatalu.

What is the population of Fatehpur?

The population of Fatehpur was 1,142 at the 2011 census, living in 263 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Fatehpur have?

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