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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a large village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,606, made up of 1,883 males and 1,723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 3,606
Male Population 1,883
Female Population 1,723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fatehpur from other places

Fatehpur lies about 8.8 km from Purnia. 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 Kasba 3.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 8.8 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba 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 3,606. That makes it the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Fatehpur village has 1,883 males and 1,723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Fatehpur covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatehpur falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Fatehpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 8.8 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 3.3 km away. Purnia is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (under 2 km), Puparia (under 2 km) and Sabdalpur (2.2 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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