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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,101, made up of 1,096 males and 1,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 300 hectares
Population 2,101
Male Population 1,096
Female Population 1,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 38th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

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 5 - 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 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 8.2 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
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 7.8 km
Nearest town Tekāri 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 8.2 km
District headquarters Gaya 16 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari 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 2,101. That makes it the 38th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Fatehpur village has 1,096 males and 1,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Fatehpur covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatehpur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Paraiya, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 16 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 Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 7.8 km away. Tekāri is about 7.8 km away. Paraiya is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nepa (under 2 km), Shahbazpur (under 2 km) and Dariyapur Tepa (1.5 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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