Behk Fattuਬੇਹਕ ਫੱਟੁ

Where is Behk Fattu?

Behk Fattu is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034337, and it covers 469 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,666 people in Behk Fattu: 873 men and 793 women, living in 276 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 469 hectares, the population density works out to about 355 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 269, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,041 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.88 per cent and women at 55.59 per cent. The census recorded 524 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 505 main workers, the largest group, 194, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 177 cultivators on their own land and 133 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behk Fattu's land. Of the village's 469 hectares, 445 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (445 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 180 cultivators and 194 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. 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

Behk Fattu is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Makhu, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Killi Bodla, Lohke Kalan, Behk Walayat Shah and Thatha.

What is the population of Behk Fattu?

The population of Behk Fattu was 1,666 at the 2011 census, living in 276 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Behk Fattu have?

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