Fatehpur Jattan

Fatehpur Jattan is a small village in Bassi Pathanan block of Dist Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab-India. Surrounded by the curvy bend of Bhakhra Canal, this village is around 50 kilometres from Chandigarh-the capital of Punjab, 50 km from Patiala-academic city of Punjab, and about 68 km from Ludhiana-industrial city of Punjab.

The canal covers East and South side of the village completely, thus blocking access from both sides. The nearest bridges to canal are at Doomchheri (4 KM Northeast of village) and at Thablan (3 km Southwest of village).

The population of Fatehpur Jattan is around 800, and the main profession of people is agriculture only. The literacy rate is not very high, and very few people are in government jobs. The population mainly consists of Sikhs and Muslims, with couple of Hindu families.

Most of the villagers are God-fearing religious people, as supported by various worship places in the village. There is popular Baba Barote Wala where people of all religions go for fulfilling their wishes. An annual assembly followed by Qawali takes place every year in June. Next to this is a recently built Gurudwara. On the South of village is a Kutia of a popular Sant Bhola Singh ji, on Westen end is Baba Morh wala, and on Eastern side is Babe Shaheed. A plan for mosque construction is also being considered.

The nearest bus station and railway station is at Nogawan, nearest Sr secondary schools are at Khantmanpur and Nogawan, nearest towns are Morinda, Ucha Pind, Khamanon and Bassi Pathanan.

The village houses a government primary school, and a water supply system is under construction. The village has its own Panchayat which was recently elected by consensus. This consists of five Panchayat members and a Sarpanch.

Some of the leading figures of this village are Master Azmer Singh (retd Teacher), Sohan Singh (Land Valuation Officer), [http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd7wpnkd_2db34qbhg Shamsher Khan] (IT Consultant in UK), Master Amar Singh (retd Teacher), Harnek Singh (ex-Serviceman and Sarpanch).Fact|date=August 2008

The village lacks many basic facilities like a dispensary, good transportation links, middle standard school, post office.

Recently, Fatehpur has been well connected to neighbouring villages Shadipur, Panjkoha and Gandhuan by roads.