Fatehgarhਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Fatehgarh?

Fatehgarh is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038843, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 72 people in Fatehgarh: 43 men and 29 women, living in 15 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 95 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 674 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.32 per cent and women at 76.92 per cent. The census recorded 27 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 27 main workers, the largest group, 18, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehgarh's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 65 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (65 hectares). About 11 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 18 cultivators and 0 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jatana, Bhairon Majra, Manjitpura/Chamar Majra and Bhoje Majra.

What is the population of Fatehgarh?

The population of Fatehgarh was 72 at the 2011 census, living in 15 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Fatehgarh have?

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