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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a small village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 197 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176314
Area (hectares) 158.8 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 197
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 165th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 158.8 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 4.9 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 Chamba 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 38 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamba 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 416. That makes it the 165th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Fatehpur village has 197 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 176314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 158.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 4.9 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 4.9 km away. Nurpur Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ora (under 2 km), Khajiar (1.6 km) and Sach (1.6 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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