Fatta Boraਫੱਟਾ ਬੋਰਾ

Where is Fatta Bora?

Fatta Bora is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034540, and it covers 224 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 339 people in Fatta Bora: 181 men and 158 women, living in 68 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 224 hectares, the population density works out to about 151 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.7 per cent and women at 65.44 per cent. The census recorded 114 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 113 main workers, the largest group, 85, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 23 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatta Bora's land. Of the village's 224 hectares, 211 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (211 hectares). About 13 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 86 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Fatta Bora is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jaimalwala, Gurditiwala, Kamalwala Khurd and Ruknewala.

What is the population of Fatta Bora?

The population of Fatta Bora was 339 at the 2011 census, living in 68 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Fatta Bora have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Fatta Bora has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.