About Fatwal Village

Fatwal is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 261 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181201
Area (hectares)	177.3 hectares
Population	519
Male Population	261
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatwal compares

By the 2011 count Fatwal is the 144th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 177.3 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Fatwal

Fatwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fatwal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Fatwal from other places

Fatwal lies about 29 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 16 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 Fatwal
Nearest railway station	Vijaypur Jammu	16 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	29 km
District headquarters	Jammu	29 km

Villages closest to Fatwal

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

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Common questions about Fatwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatwal village had a population of 519. That makes it the 144th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Fatwal village has 261 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatwal has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Fatwal is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatwal covers 177.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatwal falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Fatwal is Vijaypur Jammu, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fatwal.

Fatwal is about 29 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatwal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 16 km away. Sāmba is about 23 km away. Akhnoor is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.