Fatehgarh Nihalਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ ਨਿਹਲ

Where is Fatehgarh Nihal?

Fatehgarh Nihal is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and is served by the Burj Kaila gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030025, and it covers 44 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 142 people in Fatehgarh Nihal: 75 men and 67 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 44 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 33.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 36.07 per cent and women at 31.67 per cent. The census recorded 36 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 29, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehgarh Nihal's land. Of the village's 44 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (42 hectares). About 2 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 2 cultivators and 1 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 within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehgarh Nihal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 15 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 Ladhar Kalan, Burj Kaila, Qadian and Chanian.

What is the population of Fatehgarh Nihal?

The population of Fatehgarh Nihal was 142 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Fatehgarh Nihal have?

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