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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 168 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 168
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 94th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

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 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 Fatehpur from other places

Fatehpur lies about 52 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about 3.1 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 Bonidanga 3.1 km
Nearest town Farakka 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 7.5 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 52 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 321. That makes it the 94th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Fatehpur village has 168 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Bonidanga, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 52 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about 3.1 km away. Farakka is about 6.1 km away. Barharwa is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (under 2 km), Mohanpur (under 2 km) and Birnathpur (under 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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