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About Fatepur Village

Fatepur is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,866, made up of 956 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares.

Fatepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatepur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 1,866
Male Population 956
Female Population 910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatepur compares

By the 2011 count Fatepur is the 41st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Fatepur

Fatepur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fatepur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fatepur from other places

Fatepur lies about 27 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 17 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 Fatepur
Nearest railway station Giridih 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 27 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 27 km

Villages closest to Fatepur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Fatepur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatepur village had a population of 1,866. That makes it the 41st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Fatepur village has 956 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatepur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Fatepur covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatepur falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Fatepur is Giridih, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Fatepur.

Fatepur is about 27 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatepur is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 17 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 27 km away. Dhanbad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guliardi (1.6 km), Rangamati (2.3 km) and Bhalpahari (3.8 km).

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

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