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About Fattupur Village

Fattupur is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 521 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fattupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fattupur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143512
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 521
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fattupur compares

By the 2011 count Fattupur is the 48th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 899.

Getting to Fattupur

Fattupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fattupur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fattupur from other places

Fattupur lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Fattupur
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 9.7 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Fattupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Fattupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fattupur village had a population of 946. That makes it the 48th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Fattupur village has 521 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fattupur has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Fattupur is 143512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fattupur covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fattupur falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Fattupur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Fattupur.

Fattupur is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fattupur is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 9.7 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 21 km away. Gurdaspur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowara (under 2 km), Doburji (under 2 km) and Athwal (under 2 km).

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

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