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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 558 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 558
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 76th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Fatehpur from other places

Fatehpur lies about 29 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 12 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 Garna Sahib 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 13 km
Nearest town Dasūya 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 1,142. That makes it the 76th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Fatehpur village has 558 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 144207. 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 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Garna Sahib, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehpur.

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

Fatehpur is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about 12 km away. Dasua is about 13 km away. Dasūya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatalu (under 2 km), Baranda (under 2 km) and Bhanowal (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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