Fatehgarh Lakhaਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ ਲਖਾ

Where is Fatehgarh Lakha?

Fatehgarh Lakha is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Kat Palon gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030116, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 92 people in Fatehgarh Lakha: 51 men and 41 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 99 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 804 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.82 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 68 workers, about 74 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 33, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehgarh Lakha's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 8 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 34 cultivators and 8 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehgarh Lakha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhungian Mahansingh, Ashaur, Bajar and Kariana (Phillaur).

What is the population of Fatehgarh Lakha?

The population of Fatehgarh Lakha was 92 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Fatehgarh Lakha have?

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