Fatehpur Kalanਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Fatehpur Kalan?

Fatehpur Kalan is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Fatehpur--Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031974, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 332 people in Fatehpur Kalan: 163 men and 169 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 193 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1037 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 42 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.42 per cent and women at 76.97 per cent. The census recorded 99 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 97 main workers, the largest group, 65, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehpur Kalan's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 161 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (7 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (154 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 66 cultivators and 6 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.

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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehpur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dagam, Dairon, Dogarpur and Denowal Kalan.

What is the population of Fatehpur Kalan?

The population of Fatehpur Kalan was 332 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Fatehpur Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Fatehpur Kalan has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.