Fatehgarh Churian Ruralਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ ਚੂੜੀਆਂ ਰੂਰਲ

Where is Fatehgarh Churian Rural?

Fatehgarh Churian Rural is a village of Fatehgarh Churian tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and is served by the Barinwala ,Rasulpur Taprian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028867, and it covers 752 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,387 people in Fatehgarh Churian Rural: 2,308 men and 2,079 women, living in 822 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 752 hectares, the population density works out to about 583 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 486, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,023 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.37 per cent and women at 73.84 per cent. The census recorded 1,347 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 1,240 main workers, the largest group, 808, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 248 cultivators on their own land and 125 agricultural labourers. A further 107 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehgarh Churian Rural's land. Of the village's 752 hectares, 600 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (296 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (304 hectares). About 152 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 252 cultivators and 141 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehgarh Churian Rural is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel.

What is the population of Fatehgarh Churian Rural?

The population of Fatehgarh Churian Rural was 4,387 at the 2011 census, living in 822 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Fatehgarh Churian Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Fatehgarh Churian Rural has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.