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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a large village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,929, made up of 2,584 males and 2,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 4,929
Male Population 2,584
Female Population 2,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 10th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 18 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 946.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 15 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, 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 Akbarpur 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Laundh 11 km
Nearest town Rajauli 12 km
District headquarters Nawada 15 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akbarpur 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 4,929. That makes it the 10th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Fatehpur village has 2,584 males and 2,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Fatehpur covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fatehpur falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Laundh, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 15 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Akbarpur tehsil of Nawada district. Akbarpur is about 3.6 km away. Laundh is about 11 km away. Rajauli 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 Dulah Bigaha (under 2 km), Ashrafpur (under 2 km) and Dihi (under 2 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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