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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 320 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.6 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 54.6 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 320
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 131st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 54.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within 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 33 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 3.9 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 Bhawanipur Bihar 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 7.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 33 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Azamnagar 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 627. That makes it the 131st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Fatehpur village has 320 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Fatehpur covers 54.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatehpur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 33 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 3.9 km away. Azamnagar is about 7.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malikpur (under 2 km), Jarhanda (under 2 km) and Pastia (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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