Fakhruwalਫਖਰੂਵਾਲ

Where is Fakhruwal?

Fakhruwal is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Shahkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029730, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 304 people in Fakhruwal: 157 men and 147 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 936 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 208 people, about 68 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.38 per cent and women at 56.35 per cent. The census recorded 132 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 63 main workers, the largest group, 38, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fakhruwal's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 105 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 15 cultivators and 63 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Fakhruwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bagga, Fazalwal, Bhando and Sandhanwal.

What is the population of Fakhruwal?

The population of Fakhruwal was 304 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Fakhruwal have?

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