Fateh Pur

This article is about a city in Pakistan. For other uses, see Fatehpur.

Fateh Pur (/fʌˈteɪ.pʊər/; Urdu: فتح پُور; Urdu pronunciation: [fʌ:θeɪ.pʊ:r]), is a newly established (1980s) city in District Layyah. It has status as Sub-Tehsil (since January 7, 2007) in Tehsil Karor (Laal Eason).

Fateh Pur is the third largest city in District Layyah.

Language and demography

Majority of the population speaks Punjabi. The medium of education is Urdu and English.Jutt, Gujjar and Arain are the prominent castes residing in Fateh Pur.

Administration

Administratively, Fateh Pur is divided into eleven blocks and two union councils (Urban and Rural),now it had been changed the status from union council to Municipal Committee. Each Union Council is administrated by Chairman, a Deputy Chairman, 11 general councilors and four special councilors each reserved (Farmer, youth, Lady and Minority).

Education

Fateh Pur has 9 government schools and Colleges and Punjab Group of colleges Fateh Pur, Govt Degree College for boys, Govt Degree College for Women, Jinnah College Of Engineering & Technology Fatehpur and private schools, including Beacon Light Public School, The Educators, Al-Faisal School System and Pakistan Model Public High School. According to the recent survey (2009) of a local NGO "Regional Youth Development Organization" (RYDO), approximately 16,000 students of all ages and levels are studying in these schools and colleges. According to a survey made by a local student-based NGO (Fateh Pur Science Council) in 2007, literacy rate in urban and rural areas of Fateh Pur is approximately 79 percent and 53 percent respectively. Due to very good literacy rate, the people in Fateh Pur are well educated, organized and civilized. Major educational institutes in Fateh Pur are:

• Jinnah College Of Engineering & Technology Fatehpur
• Punjab Group of colleges fatehpur.
• Allama Iqbal Public School
• Pakistan Model Public High School
• Reviving Educational Institute
• Royal College Of Commerce
• Beacon Light Public School
• The Educators
• Al-Faisal School System
• Govt. College Fateh Pur (G.C Fateh Pur)
• Govt. College for Women
• Govt. Commercial & Technical colleges
• Al-Haadi Tibbiya College
• Govt. High School for boys
• Govt. High School for girls
• Govt. Model High School for girls
• Govt. Vocational Training Institute
• Beacon Light High School (girls & boys)
• Beacon Hall High School (girls & boys)
• The Educators (girls & boys)
• Faisal Public High School
• Bilal Public High School
• Garrison Cadet High School
• Hira Public High School (for boys)
• Hira Public High School (for girls)
• Iqra Model High School
• Iqra Rohat-ul-Atfal School
• Ali Public High School
• City Public School
• Apex Public School
• Ghazali Cadet High School
• Al-Hammed public school
• Student Academy
• Imran Public school
• Pakistan Academy
• Reviving Educational Institute
• Islamic Academy
• CMA COLLEGE FATEH PUR
• CMA SCHOOL
• THE NATION SCHOOL SYSTEM
• THE NEXUS SCHOOL
• AIMS SCHOOL
• IBE

Health

The city has one government hospital (THQ) and many private hospitals. The third largest trauma center of the country was under construction in Fateh Pur. Trauma center building was completed in 2008. General elections were held in Pakistan on 2008, after election trauma center was cancelled by the order of the Government of Punjab C.M Shahbaz Sharif and the trauma center was converted into only Basic Health Center.

Economy

The economy of the area depends upon government jobs and other private jobs and agriculture-related businesses. Many new businesses are being introduced in Fateh Pur.

Major businesses

Fateh Pur is one of the main cities in the whole region. It is famous because new businesses are growing day by day. Agriculture is one of the major businesses in this city, like fertilizer dealer, pesticide dealer.

Fateh Pur has the largest number of scrap shops in the district.

Major crops

Common crops sown in surrounding areas of Fateh Pur are cotton, sugarcane, wheat, rice, cereal crops etc. Gardening and fruit production (Date, Mango, Watermelon, Melon and Citrus fruits) is also an important source of income. Veterinary development is a common feature of such an important agricultural land. So, different types of useful animals (Buffaloes, Cows, Goats, Sheep, Camel and Poultry etc.) are grown for milk and meat production.

Fateh Pur has the largest grain market in the Layyah District.

Languages

Fateh Pur is a Punjabi-speaking area, with the majority of the population speaking Punjabi as most of the population consists of migrants from East Punjab after emergence of Pakistan in 1947. Some people also speak Urdu and Siraiki.