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About Ban Fatehpur Village

Ban Fatehpur is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 57 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 231.9 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 57
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ban Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Ban Fatehpur is the 139th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 231.9 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Ban Fatehpur

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

How far is Ban Fatehpur from other places

Ban Fatehpur lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 7.8 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 Ban Fatehpur
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 7.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Ban Fatehpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Fatehpur village had a population of 118. That makes it the 139th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Ban Fatehpur village has 57 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Fatehpur has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ban Fatehpur is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Fatehpur covers 231.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ban Fatehpur falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Fatehpur is Bharmar, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ban Fatehpur.

Ban Fatehpur is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Fatehpur is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about under 2 km away. Bharmar is about 7.8 km away. Talwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (under 2 km), Kut (under 2 km) and Bhadwara (under 2 km).

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

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