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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a large village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,113, made up of 1,097 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 2,113
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Fatehpur

The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within <5 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 <5 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 17 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 5.9 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 Narhat Halt 5.9 km
Nearest town Hisua 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 12 km
District headquarters Nawada 17 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirdala 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 2,113. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Fatehpur village has 1,097 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Fatehpur covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatehpur falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Narhat Halt, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 17 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 Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat Halt is about 5.9 km away. Hisua is about 9.8 km away. Sirdala 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 Taran (2.0 km), Nawada (2.7 km) and Rajanr (3.7 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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