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About Fatehpur Shekhan Village

Fatehpur Shekhan is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 282 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Shekhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur Shekhan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 107.7 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 282
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
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 Shekhan compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur Shekhan is the 103rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 107.7 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Fatehpur Shekhan

Fatehpur Shekhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur Shekhan 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. The nearest villages by name are Dher, Dillon, Diwan Garh and Drawatey. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shekhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehpur Shekhan village had a population of 511. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Fatehpur Shekhan village has 282 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur Shekhan has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur Shekhan is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur Shekhan covers 107.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur Shekhan falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Fatehpur Shekhan notes the nearest railway station 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 Shekhan.

Fatehpur Shekhan is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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