Fakkarpurਫੱਕਰਪੁਰ

Where is Fakkarpur?

Fakkarpur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and is served by the Mirpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027881, and it covers 31 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 48 people in Fakkarpur: 29 men and 19 women, living in 11 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 31 hectares, the population density works out to about 155 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 655 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 23 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 86.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95 per cent and women at 76.47 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 4, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fakkarpur's land. Of the village's 31 hectares, 17 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (17 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 4 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Fakkarpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sidhpur, Mirpur and Bianpur.

What is the population of Fakkarpur?

The population of Fakkarpur was 48 at the 2011 census, living in 11 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Fakkarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Fakkarpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.