ਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ ਥੇਰ ਇਫਤਿਹਪੁਰ ਥੇਰ ਇ

Where is Fatehpur Ther I?

Fatehpur Ther I is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039043, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 462 people in Fatehpur Ther I: 247 men and 215 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 367 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 141 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.64 per cent and women at 77.39 per cent. The census recorded 156 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 122 main workers, the largest group, 77, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 35 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Fatehpur Ther I's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 10 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 87 cultivators and 14 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Fatehpur Ther I is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Machhipur, Sil Kapra, Gharuan and Sil.

What is the population of Fatehpur Ther I?

The population of Fatehpur Ther I was 462 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Fatehpur Ther I have?

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