Fattupurਫੱਟੂਪੁਰ

Where is Fattupur?

Fattupur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030580, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 56 people in Fattupur: 34 men and 22 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 61 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 647 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.33 per cent and women at 73.68 per cent. The census recorded 24 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 13, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fattupur's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (86 hectares). About 5 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 13 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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Fattupur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhirowal, Nahal, Badala and Dingrian.

What is the population of Fattupur?

The population of Fattupur was 56 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Fattupur have?

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