Fatehgarh Urf Retgarhਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਰੇਟਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh?

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh is a village of Samana tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and is served by the Ratgarh Urf Fatehgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036187, and it covers 408 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,435 people in Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh: 1,320 men and 1,115 women, living in 466 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 408 hectares, the population density works out to about 597 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 845 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 322, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 217 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.18 per cent and women at 59.33 per cent. The census recorded 937 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 497 main workers, the largest group, 243, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 216 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 440 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh's land. Of the village's 408 hectares, 363 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (21 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (342 hectares). About 40 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 224 cultivators and 304 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samana, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sehajpur Khurd, Malkana, Kotli and Badanpur.

What is the population of Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh?

The population of Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh was 2,435 at the 2011 census, living in 466 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.