About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 257 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, 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	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	217 hectares
Population	518
Male Population	257
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 118th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Fatehpur from other places

Fatehpur lies about 18 km from Giridih, 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 Fatehpur
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	18 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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.

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Common questions about Fatehpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehpur village had a population of 518. That makes it the 118th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Fatehpur village has 257 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Maheshmunda Junction, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 18 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 8.0 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 16 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.