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About Fatepur Village

Fatepur is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 757 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares.

Fatepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatepur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 757
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 12th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 17 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 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 1,476. That makes it the 12th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Fatepur village has 757 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatepur has about 950 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 958.

Fatepur covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatepur falls under Tundi 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 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 Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 9.9 km away. Giridih is about 17 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 Jatakhuti (under 2 km), Tukipur (under 2 km) and Bhurahi (under 2 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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