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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 489 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 489
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 49th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

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 7.9 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 11 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 Asthawan 7.9 km
District headquarters Nalanda 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Ekangarsarai 11 km
Nearest town Hilsa 13 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Asthawan 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 939. That makes it the 49th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Fatehpur village has 489 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Fatehpur covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fatehpur falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Ekangarsarai, about 11 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 7.9 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Asthawan is about 7.9 km away. Nalanda is about 7.9 km away. Ekangarsarai is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amba Bigha (7.3 km), Sherpur (10 km) and Manpur Amanwan (12 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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