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About Fatanpur Village

Fatanpur is a mid sized village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 604 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.28 hectares hectares.

Fatanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 162.28 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 604
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatanpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatanpur is the 74th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 162.28 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Fatanpur

Fatanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fatanpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fatanpur from other places

Fatanpur lies about 35 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 5.4 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 Fatanpur
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Chhapra Gramin Junction 5.4 km
Nearest town Chāpra 8.3 km
District headquarters Saran 35 km

Villages closest to Fatanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garkha 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 Fatanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatanpur village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 74th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Fatanpur village has 604 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatanpur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Fatanpur covers 162.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatanpur falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatanpur is Chhapra Gramin Junction, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Fatanpur is about 35 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatanpur is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Garkha is about 4.6 km away. Chhapra Gramin Junction is about 5.4 km away. Chāpra is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirauna (under 2 km), Bhainsmara (under 2 km) and Pohian (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Fatanpur today is likely to be higher.

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