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About Fazilpur Village

Fazilpur is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 464 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Fazilpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fazilpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 464
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fazilpur compares

By the 2011 count Fazilpur is the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Fazilpur

Fazilpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fazilpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Fazilpur from other places

Fazilpur lies about 11 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 2.9 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 Fazilpur
Nearest railway station Hatpuraini Railway station 2.9 km
Nearest town Purāini 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 4.1 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 11 km

Villages closest to Fazilpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fazilpur village had a population of 863. That makes it the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Fazilpur village has 464 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fazilpur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Fazilpur covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fazilpur falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fazilpur is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fazilpur.

Fazilpur is about 11 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fazilpur is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Hatpuraini Railway station is about 2.9 km away. Purāini is about 3.6 km away. Goradih is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danda Bazar (under 2 km), Dostani (under 2 km) and Daharpur (under 2 km).

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

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