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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 690 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Singhwara
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 690
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 54th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 23 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Madhubani, about 5.1 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 Madhubani 5.1 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Singhwara 34 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singhwara 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 1,291. That makes it the 54th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Fatehpur village has 690 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Fatehpur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatehpur falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Madhubani, about 5.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 23 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Madhubani is about 5.1 km away. Darbhanga is about 23 km away. Singhwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajipur (2.4 km), Bharauli (2.8 km) and Rampatti (4.2 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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