Fazilpurਫਜ਼ਿਲਪੁਰ

Where is Fazilpur?

Fazilpur is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Randhawa Masandan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030467, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 399 people in Fazilpur: 231 men and 168 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 359 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 727 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 206 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.91 per cent and women at 59.23 per cent. The census recorded 160 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 160 main workers, the largest group, 147, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 agricultural labourers and 4 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fazilpur's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 99 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (99 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. The census recorded 4 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Fazilpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nussi, Bansian, Ram Singhpur and Ispur.

What is the population of Fazilpur?

The population of Fazilpur was 399 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Fazilpur have?

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