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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 319 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 319
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 93rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

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 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
Nearest railway station Sabaur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 6.7 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 Sonhaula 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 608. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Fatehpur village has 319 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Fatehpur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Sonhaula 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 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 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 Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about under 2 km away. Sonhaula is about 6.7 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 Nanokhar (7.2 km), Shankarpur Arazi (7.3 km) and Jagarnathpur (7.6 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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