Fattu Chakਫੱਟੂ ਚੱਕ

Where is Fattu Chak?

Fattu Chak is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029141, and it covers 137 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 783 people in Fattu Chak: 407 men and 376 women, living in 171 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 137 hectares, the population density works out to about 573 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 419 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.45 per cent and women at 71.22 per cent. The census recorded 248 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 239 main workers, the largest group, 171, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fattu Chak's land. Of the village's 137 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (108 hectares). About 28 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 61 cultivators and 9 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fattu Chak is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghuluwal, M ander Bet, Gaji Gudana and Budha Theh.

What is the population of Fattu Chak?

The population of Fattu Chak was 783 at the 2011 census, living in 171 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Fattu Chak have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Fattu Chak has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.