Fatehpur Garhiਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ ਗਰਹੀ

Where is Fatehpur Garhi?

Fatehpur Garhi is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037044, and it covers 220 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,152 people in Fatehpur Garhi: 601 men and 551 women, living in 207 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 220 hectares, the population density works out to about 524 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 165, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 915 people, about 79 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.88 per cent and women at 59.58 per cent. The census recorded 417 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 247 main workers, the largest group, 160, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 170 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehpur Garhi's land. Of the village's 220 hectares, 177 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (177 hectares). About 43 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 61 cultivators and 163 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehpur Garhi is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jansua, Jansla, Niamatpur and Kalo Majra.

What is the population of Fatehpur Garhi?

The population of Fatehpur Garhi was 1,152 at the 2011 census, living in 207 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Fatehpur Garhi have?

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