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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 412 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 47.37 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 412
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 14th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 47.37 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for 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 Fatehpur from other places

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 Fatehpur
Nearest railway station Bharmar 7.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to 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 Fatehpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehpur village had a population of 799. That makes it the 14th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Fatehpur village has 412 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Fatehpur covers 47.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to 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 Fatehpur.

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.

Fatehpur is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 7.8 km away. Talwāra is about 19 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban 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 Fatehpur today is likely to be higher.

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