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About Fatehgarh Shukarchak Village

Fatehgarh Shukarchak is one of the larger villages in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,274, made up of 2,794 males and 2,480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 911 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehgarh Shukarchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehgarh Shukarchak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143105
Area (hectares) 911 hectares
Population 5,274
Male Population 2,794
Female Population 2,480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehgarh Shukarchak compares

By the 2011 count Fatehgarh Shukarchak is the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 911 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Fatehgarh Shukarchak

Fatehgarh Shukarchak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fatehgarh Shukarchak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fatehgarh Shukarchak from other places

Fatehgarh Shukarchak lies about 10 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Verka Junction, about 4.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Fatehgarh Shukarchak
Nearest railway station Verka Junction 4.2 km
Nearest town Nangli 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 10 km
District headquarters Amritsar 10 km

Villages closest to Fatehgarh Shukarchak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Fatehgarh Shukarchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehgarh Shukarchak village had a population of 5,274. That makes it the 7th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Fatehgarh Shukarchak village has 2,794 males and 2,480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehgarh Shukarchak has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Fatehgarh Shukarchak is 143105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehgarh Shukarchak covers 911 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehgarh Shukarchak falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehgarh Shukarchak is Verka Junction, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehgarh Shukarchak.

Fatehgarh Shukarchak is about 10 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehgarh Shukarchak is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Verka Junction is about 4.2 km away. Nangli is about 8.9 km away. Amritsar II is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Othian (2.1 km), Jethuwal (3.4 km) and Sohian Khurd (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Fatehgarh Shukarchak today is likely to be higher.

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