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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a large village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,413, made up of 2,213 males and 2,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Pincode 841436
Area (hectares) 152.1 hectares
Population 4,413
Male Population 2,213
Female Population 2,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 152.1 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 43 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 13 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 Jiradei 13 km
Nearest town Siwān 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 28 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 43 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hathua 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 4,413. That makes it the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Fatehpur village has 2,213 males and 2,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 841436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 152.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fatehpur falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Jiradei, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 43 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jiradei is about 13 km away. Siwān is about 15 km away. Hathua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singaha (4.2 km), Repura (12 km) and Gopalpur (13 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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