Beh Fattuਬੇਹ ਫੱਟੁ

Where is Beh Fattu?

Beh Fattu is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031296, and it covers 232 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 819 people in Beh Fattu: 386 men and 433 women, living in 182 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 232 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1122 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 98, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 42 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.15 per cent and women at 81.35 per cent. The census recorded 180 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 72 main workers, the largest group, 67, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 household industry workers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 108 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Beh Fattu's land. Of the village's 232 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 4 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (4 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 9 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 primary health sub-centres, 2 allopathic hospitals, 2 dispensaries and 2 veterinary hospitals. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Beh Fattu is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Beh Bidhia, Beh Ranga, Beh Dulo and Hirbeh.

What is the population of Beh Fattu?

The population of Beh Fattu was 819 at the 2011 census, living in 182 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Beh Fattu have?

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