Qutabgarhਕੁਟਬਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Qutabgarh?

Qutabgarh is a village in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Quatabgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034836, and it covers 475 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,141 people in Qutabgarh: 609 men and 532 women, living in 206 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 475 hectares, the population density works out to about 240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 147, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 842 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.89 per cent and women at 51.28 per cent. The census recorded 567 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 335 main workers, the largest group, 142, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 109 cultivators on their own land and 83 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 232 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qutabgarh's land. Of the village's 475 hectares, 437 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (437 hectares). About 37 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 142 cultivators and 332 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Qutabgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sadio Ke Mohan, Jiwa Arain, Haji Betu and Rukna Bodla.

What is the population of Qutabgarh?

The population of Qutabgarh was 1,141 at the 2011 census, living in 206 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Qutabgarh have?

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