Fatehpur Jattanਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Fatehpur Jattan?

Fatehpur Jattan is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036491, and it covers 203 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 299 people in Fatehpur Jattan: 154 men and 145 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 203 hectares, the population density works out to about 147 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 82 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.72 per cent and women at 73.28 per cent. The census recorded 103 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 51, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 48 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 Fatehpur Jattan's land. Of the village's 203 hectares, 189 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (189 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. With 48 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehpur Jattan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patiala, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Janherian, Muhabbatpur, Boharpur and Shankerpur.

What is the population of Fatehpur Jattan?

The population of Fatehpur Jattan was 299 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Fatehpur Jattan have?

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