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About Fatorpa Village

Fatorpa is a large village in Quepem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,378, made up of 1,109 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 810 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatorpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatorpa village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Quepem
Pincode 403703
Area (hectares) 810 hectares
Population 2,378
Male Population 1,109
Female Population 1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Fatorpa compares

By the 2011 count Fatorpa is the 5th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents. Its 810 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Fatorpa

Fatorpa 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 Fatorpa 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fatorpa from other places

Fatorpa lies about 7.8 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 2.7 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 Fatorpa
Nearest railway station Balli 2.7 km
District headquarters South Goa 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Quepem 11 km
Nearest town Madgaon 15 km

Villages closest to Fatorpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatorpa village had a population of 2,378. That makes it the 5th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,035 residents.

Fatorpa village has 1,109 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatorpa has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Fatorpa is 403703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatorpa covers 810 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatorpa falls under Quepem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Fatorpa is Balli, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Fatorpa is about 7.8 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatorpa is in Quepem tehsil of South Goa district. Balli is about 2.7 km away. South Goa is about 7.8 km away. Quepem is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Quitol (3.9 km), Morpila (5.0 km) and Bali (5.1 km).

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

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