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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 865 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 1,649
Male Population 865
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 42nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

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 100 km from Supaul. 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 town Kasba 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 35 km
District headquarters Supaul 100 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 1,649. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Fatehpur village has 865 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Fatehpur covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The census record for Fatehpur notes the nearest railway station 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 100 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Kasba is about 3.3 km away. Basantpur is about 35 km away. Supaul is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumri Milik (10 km), Dhansipatti (12 km) and Baisi Chakla (13 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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