Fatehnagar Alias Munshiwalaਫਤਿਹਨਗਰ ਅਲੀਆਸ ਮੁਂਸ਼ੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Fatehnagar Alias Munshiwala?

Fatehnagar Alias Munshiwala is a village in Bhawanigarh tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhawani Garh, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhawanigarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039692, and it covers 519 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,512 people in Fatehnagar Alias Munshiwala: 821 men and 691 women, living in 293 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 519 hectares, the population density works out to about 291 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 842 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 196, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,015 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.65 per cent and women at 54.71 per cent. The census recorded 469 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 463 main workers, the largest group, 265, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 127 cultivators on their own land and 69 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehnagar Alias Munshiwala's land. Of the village's 519 hectares, 488 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (51 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (437 hectares). About 31 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 127 cultivators and 71 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehnagar Alias Munshiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhawani Garh, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhawanigarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalajhar, Lakhewal, Kheri Gillan and Bhuraj.

What is the population of Fatehnagar Alias Munshiwala?

The population of Fatehnagar Alias Munshiwala was 1,512 at the 2011 census, living in 293 households in Bhawanigarh tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Fatehnagar Alias Munshiwala have?

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