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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,339, made up of 1,206 males and 1,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 2,339
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 28th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Fatehpur from other places

Fatehpur lies about 42 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about under 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 Fatehpur
Nearest railway station Sabaur under 2 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 27 km
District headquarters Banka 42 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur 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 Fatehpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehpur village had a population of 2,339. That makes it the 28th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Fatehpur village has 1,206 males and 1,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Fatehpur covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fatehpur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Sabaur, about under 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 42 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Sabaur is about under 2 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 6.7 km away. Amarpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansarpur (under 2 km), Sultanpur (1.7 km) and Sultanpur Arazi (1.7 km).

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

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