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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a large village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,057, made up of 1,089 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bani
Pincode 184206
Area (hectares) 1160 hectares
Population 2,057
Male Population 1,089
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 1160 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fatehpur from other places

Fatehpur lies about 23 km from Bani, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 44 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
Tehsil headquarters Bani 23 km
Nearest town Chamba 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 44 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bani 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 2,057. That makes it the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Fatehpur village has 1,089 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 1160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Fatehpur falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Kathua, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 23 km from Bani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 23 km away. Chamba is about 28 km away. Kathua is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandal (9.7 km), Barmota (11 km) and Duggan (11 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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