Fatehgarhਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Fatehgarh?

Fatehgarh is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030999, and it covers 232 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 607 people in Fatehgarh: 324 men and 283 women, living in 131 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 232 hectares, the population density works out to about 262 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 254 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.16 per cent and women at 81.58 per cent. The census recorded 175 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 169 main workers, the largest group, 111, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 35 cultivators on their own land and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehgarh's land. Of the village's 232 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 111 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). About 116 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 36 cultivators and 26 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehgarh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lamin, Gag Sultan, Unchi Bassi and Sagran.

What is the population of Fatehgarh?

The population of Fatehgarh was 607 at the 2011 census, living in 131 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Fatehgarh have?

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