Fattuwala (354/325)ਫੱਟੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Fattuwala (354/325)?

Fattuwala (354/325) is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalalabad community development block and is served by the FATTUWALA, Dhani Mann singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034984, and it covers 815 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,780 people in Fattuwala (354/325): 1,943 men and 1,837 women, living in 684 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 815 hectares, the population density works out to about 464 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 562, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,202 people, about 85 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.23 per cent and women at 46.03 per cent. The census recorded 1,479 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 1,008 main workers, the largest group, 418, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 374 other workers in trade, transport and services and 207 agricultural labourers. A further 471 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fattuwala (354/325)'s land. Of the village's 815 hectares, 774 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (774 hectares). About 40 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 584 cultivators and 480 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Fattuwala (354/325) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lamochar Kalan Hithar, Gatti Hasal, Lamochar Kalan Uttar and Chak Bazida.

What is the population of Fattuwala (354/325)?

The population of Fattuwala (354/325) was 3,780 at the 2011 census, living in 684 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Fattuwala (354/325) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Fattuwala (354/325) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.