Fatehgarh Gujjranਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ ਗੁੱਜਰਨ

Where is Fatehgarh Gujjran?

Fatehgarh Gujjran is a village in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033616, and it covers 168 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 732 people in Fatehgarh Gujjran: 391 men and 341 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 168 hectares, the population density works out to about 436 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 547 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.56 per cent and women at 73.83 per cent. The census recorded 238 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 234 main workers, the largest group, 203, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 8 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehgarh Gujjran's land. Of the village's 168 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 8 cultivators and 16 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 Gujjran is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Qutabewal Araian, Kadian, Bahadarke and Majra Khurd.

What is the population of Fatehgarh Gujjran?

The population of Fatehgarh Gujjran was 732 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Fatehgarh Gujjran have?

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