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About Phatehpur Village

Phatehpur is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 700 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phatehpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816115
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 700
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Phatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Phatehpur is the 13th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Phatehpur

Phatehpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phatehpur 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 Phatehpur from other places

Phatehpur lies about 14 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 2.1 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 Phatehpur
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 8.4 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 14 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 14 km

Villages closest to Phatehpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phatehpur village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 13th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Phatehpur village has 700 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phatehpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Phatehpur is 816115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phatehpur covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phatehpur falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phatehpur is Karanpurato, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance for Phatehpur.

Phatehpur is about 14 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phatehpur is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 2.1 km away. Taljhari is about 8.4 km away. Sahibganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Harinkol (under 2 km), Hardi (under 2 km) and Maska Laiya (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Phatehpur today is likely to be higher.

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