Fatehpur Bungaਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ ਬੁਂਗਾ

Where is Fatehpur Bunga?

Fatehpur Bunga is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038506, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 887 people in Fatehpur Bunga: 459 men and 428 women, living in 157 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 652 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 105, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 100 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.21 per cent and women at 78.67 per cent. The census recorded 239 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 227 main workers, the largest group, 171, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehpur Bunga's land. Of the village's 136 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 74 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 52 cultivators and 5 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehpur Bunga is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pirthipur, Tirak Karman, Bal and Tirak Gandhi.

What is the population of Fatehpur Bunga?

The population of Fatehpur Bunga was 887 at the 2011 census, living in 157 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Fatehpur Bunga have?

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