Fatehpur Jattanਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Fatehpur Jattan?

Fatehpur Jattan is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039351, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 669 people in Fatehpur Jattan: 345 men and 324 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 787 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 78, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.4 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.14 per cent and women at 75.26 per cent. The census recorded 171 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 170 main workers, the largest group, 80, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 44 other workers in trade, transport and services and 39 agricultural labourers. A further 1 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 85 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 45 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (45 hectares). About 15 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 80 cultivators and 40 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehpur Jattan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehmadpur, Sheikhpur Kalan, Dhanauni and Karkaur.

What is the population of Fatehpur Jattan?

The population of Fatehpur Jattan was 669 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Fatehpur Jattan have?

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