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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a small village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 146 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Pincode 813108
Area (hectares) 451 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 146
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 85th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 451 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within 10+ 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 - 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 30 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, 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 Ganganiyan under 2 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 17 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 290. That makes it the 85th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Fatehpur village has 146 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 813108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Fatehpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Ganganiyan, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 30 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 Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ganganiyan is about under 2 km away. Sultānganj is about 6.8 km away. Shahkund is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagrampur (6.5 km), Rampurdih (6.8 km) and Shewrampur (6.8 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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