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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a small village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 204 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,270 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 204
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,270
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within 5 - 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 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 20 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 Dobhi 8.4 km
Nearest town Bagaha 11 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 24 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dobhi 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 463. That makes it the 87th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Fatehpur village has 204 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 1270 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Fatehpur covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatehpur falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Tankuppa, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 24 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 8.4 km away. Bagaha is about 11 km away. Tankuppa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pinrasin (under 2 km), Ghonghawa (under 2 km) and Bishunpur (1.7 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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