Mand Fatehgarhਮਂਡ ਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Mand Fatehgarh?

Mand Fatehgarh is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Mand Gaunsgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032999, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 112 people in Mand Fatehgarh: 59 men and 53 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 172 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 103 people, about 92 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.25 per cent and women at 80.85 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mand Fatehgarh's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 11 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Mand Fatehgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gaunsgarh, Sherian, Ror Majari and Dhulewal.

What is the population of Mand Fatehgarh?

The population of Mand Fatehgarh was 112 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Mand Fatehgarh have?

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