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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,611, made up of 842 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 1,611
Male Population 842
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 45th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 27 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 7.3 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
Nearest railway station Chegro 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 11 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 22 km
District headquarters Giridih 27 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 1,611. That makes it the 45th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Fatehpur village has 842 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 342 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 falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Chegro, about 7.3 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 27 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 7.3 km away. Dumri is about 11 km away. Barki Saria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaridih (1.6 km), Parasbera (1.6 km) and Gosain Tilaia (2.2 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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