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About Fatepur Village

Fatepur is a mid sized village in Purbi Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 438 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Fatepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatepur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Purbi Tundi
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 438
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Fatepur compares

By the 2011 count Fatepur is the 22nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 636 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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 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 35 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, 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 Fatepur
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Purbi Tundi 18 km
Nearest town Giridih 18 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 35 km

Villages closest to Fatepur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbi Tundi 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 844. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 636 residents.

Fatepur village has 438 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatepur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Fatepur covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatepur falls under Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Fatepur is Maheshmunda Junction, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fatepur.

Fatepur is about 35 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 Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 16 km away. Purbi Tundi is about 18 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putulia (4.1 km), Harilatanr (6.7 km) and Makratanr (7.9 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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