About Fatwal Village

Fatwal is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 495 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, 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	Bishnah
Pincode	181132
Area (hectares)	124.6 hectares
Population	948
Male Population	495
Female Population	453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 38th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 124.6 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

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
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	16 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	23 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 Bishnah 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 948. That makes it the 38th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Fatwal village has 495 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatwal has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Fatwal is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatwal covers 124.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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