Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majraਫਤਿਹਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਸੁਧਾ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra?

Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Fategarh Or Sudha Majra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032408, and it covers 378 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,374 people in Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra: 696 men and 678 women, living in 287 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 378 hectares, the population density works out to about 363 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 131, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 551 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.89 per cent and women at 70.85 per cent. The census recorded 483 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 465 main workers, the largest group, 294, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 134 cultivators on their own land and 35 household industry workers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra's land. Of the village's 378 hectares, 334 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (30 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (304 hectares). About 43 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 134 cultivators and 2 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 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kamalpur, Lohat, Jalalpur and Gahun.

What is the population of Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra?

The population of Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra was 1,374 at the 2011 census, living in 287 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra have?

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