Faridpur Jattanਫਰੀਦਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Faridpur Jattan?

Faridpur Jattan is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036919, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 957 people in Faridpur Jattan: 522 men and 435 women, living in 207 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 688 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 833 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 107, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 591 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.5 per cent and women at 67.54 per cent. The census recorded 316 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 314 main workers, the largest group, 174, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 agricultural labourers and 65 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Faridpur Jattan's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 115 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 113 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). About 24 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 65 cultivators and 75 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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

Faridpur Jattan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lohchwan, Hassanpur, Kutha Kheri and Sandharsi.

What is the population of Faridpur Jattan?

The population of Faridpur Jattan was 957 at the 2011 census, living in 207 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Faridpur Jattan have?

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