Fatehgarhਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Fatehgarh?

Fatehgarh is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029613, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 322 people in Fatehgarh: 153 men and 169 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 344 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1105 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 11 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 82.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.82 per cent and women at 83.87 per cent. The census recorded 87 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 37, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehgarh's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 9 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 29 cultivators and 14 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhak Pandori, Bishanpur, Dhak Balaloan and Bazindowal.

What is the population of Fatehgarh?

The population of Fatehgarh was 322 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Fatehgarh have?

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