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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a small village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 230 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 230
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 52nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

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 <5 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 15 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 13 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 Andar 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 13 km
District headquarters Siwan 15 km
Nearest town Siwān 15 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Andar 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 443. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Fatehpur village has 230 males and 213 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, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Fatehpur covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatehpur falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Jiradei, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fatehpur.

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

Fatehpur is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 1.5 km away. Jiradei is about 13 km away. Siwan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura (under 2 km), Jamalpur (under 2 km) and Bhaurajpur (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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