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About Fatehnagar Village

Fatehnagar is one of the larger villages in Manihari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,787, made up of 4,509 males and 4,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1125 hectares hectares.

Fatehnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Manihari
Area (hectares) 1125 hectares
Population 8,787
Male Population 4,509
Female Population 4,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatehnagar compares

By the 2011 count Fatehnagar is the 5th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,005 residents. Its 1125 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Fatehnagar

Fatehnagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fatehnagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fatehnagar from other places

Fatehnagar lies about 17 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Pranpur Road, about 4.6 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 Fatehnagar
Nearest railway station Pranpur Road 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Manihari 12 km
Nearest town Manihāri 12 km
District headquarters Katihar 17 km

Villages closest to Fatehnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manihari 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 Fatehnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehnagar village had a population of 8,787. That makes it the 5th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,005 residents.

Fatehnagar village has 4,509 males and 4,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehnagar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 907.

Fatehnagar covers 1125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatehnagar falls under Manihari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehnagar is Pranpur Road, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fatehnagar.

Fatehnagar is about 17 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehnagar is in Manihari tehsil of Katihar district. Pranpur Road is about 4.6 km away. Manihari is about 12 km away. Manihāri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuar (under 2 km), Teghra Gopalpur (1.9 km) and Nima (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Fatehnagar today is likely to be higher.

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