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About Fatehgarh Niwan Village

Fatehgarh Niwan is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,977, made up of 1,072 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehgarh Niwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehgarh Niwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 141411
Area (hectares) 464 hectares
Population 1,977
Male Population 1,072
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatehgarh Niwan compares

By the 2011 count Fatehgarh Niwan is the 13th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 464 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Fatehgarh Niwan

Fatehgarh Niwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fatehgarh Niwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Fatehgarh Niwan from other places

Fatehgarh Niwan lies about 53 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 5.6 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 Fatehgarh Niwan
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 5.6 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 6.0 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 53 km

Villages closest to Fatehgarh Niwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amloh 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 Fatehgarh Niwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehgarh Niwan village had a population of 1,977. That makes it the 13th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Fatehgarh Niwan village has 1,072 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehgarh Niwan has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Fatehgarh Niwan is 141411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehgarh Niwan covers 464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehgarh Niwan falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehgarh Niwan is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehgarh Niwan.

Fatehgarh Niwan is about 53 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehgarh Niwan is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 3.7 km away. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 5.6 km away. Gobindgarh is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salani (under 2 km), Jalalpur (1.5 km) and Turan (1.8 km).

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

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