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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is one of the larger villages in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,930, made up of 6,842 males and 6,088 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sabour
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 12,930
Male Population 6,842
Female Population 6,088
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Fatehpur

The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 6.7 km from Bhagalpur, 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
Tehsil headquarters Sabour under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sabaur under 2 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 6.7 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 6.7 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sabour 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 12,930. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Fatehpur village has 6,842 males and 6,088 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Fatehpur covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fatehpur falls under Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 6.7 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabour is about under 2 km away. Sabaur is about under 2 km away. Bhagalpur is about 6.7 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), Jharkhuria (under 2 km) and Sabour (under 2 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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