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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a small village in Halsi tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 165 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Halsi
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 165
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

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 10+ 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 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 14 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Garsanda Halt, about 9.6 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 Fatehpur
Tehsil headquarters Halsi 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Garsanda Halt 9.6 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 14 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 14 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Halsi 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 328. That makes it the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Fatehpur village has 165 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Fatehpur covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Garsanda Halt, about 9.6 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 <5 km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 14 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Halsi is about 3.4 km away. Garsanda Halt is about 9.6 km away. Lakhisarai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanwan (under 2 km), Mohia (under 2 km) and Nima (1.6 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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