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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is one of the larger villages in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,749, made up of 5,034 males and 4,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 429 hectares
Population 9,749
Male Population 5,034
Female Population 4,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 429 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 82 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Patliputra Bus Terminal, about 7.5 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 Patliputra Bus Terminal 7.5 km
Nearest town Patna 11 km
District headquarters Gaya 82 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 9,749. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Fatehpur village has 5,034 males and 4,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fatehpur falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Patliputra Bus Terminal, about 7.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 82 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 Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Patliputra Bus Terminal is about 7.5 km away. Patna is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alawalpur (1.7 km), Dala (5.0 km) and Bargawan (5.1 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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