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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Chanan tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 386 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Chanan
Area (hectares) 390 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 386
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 63rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 588 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 5 - 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 89 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, about 14 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 Koparia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanan 24 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 26 km
District headquarters Banka 89 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanan 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 725. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 588 residents.

Fatehpur village has 386 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Fatehpur covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Fatehpur falls under Chanan tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Koparia, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 89 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 Chanan tehsil of Banka district. Koparia is about 14 km away. Chanan is about 24 km away. Bihārīganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsia (1.6 km), Tola Lalpur (4.8 km) and Harkhar (6.5 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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