Fatehpurਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ

Where is Fatehpur?

Fatehpur is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029079, and it covers 57 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 239 people in Fatehpur: 128 men and 111 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 57 hectares, the population density works out to about 418 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 58 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.64 per cent and women at 75.49 per cent. The census recorded 79 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 74 main workers, the largest group, 47, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 23 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehpur's land. Of the village's 57 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (52 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 47 cultivators and 25 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. 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

Fatehpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Begowal, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhall Bajaj, Bajaj, Karnail Ganj and Boparai.

What is the population of Fatehpur?

The population of Fatehpur was 239 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Fatehpur have?

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