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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 664 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,223 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Mehsi
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 664
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,223
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 39th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

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 52 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Rajapatti, about 7.9 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 Rajapatti 7.9 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehsi 28 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 52 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehsi 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 1,476. That makes it the 39th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Fatehpur village has 664 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 1223 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Fatehpur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fatehpur falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Rajapatti, about 7.9 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 52 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Rajapatti is about 7.9 km away. Sāhibganj is about 15 km away. Mehsi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galimpur (9.7 km), Parsauni Dewajit (11 km) and Bhimalpur (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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