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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 429 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144222, 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 Garhshankar
Pincode 144222
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 429
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 154th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 961.

Getting to Fatehpur

Fatehpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 42 km from Hoshiarpur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 1.8 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 9.6 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 797. That makes it the 154th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Fatehpur village has 429 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 144222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 42 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 Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 1.8 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.6 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur Kalan (under 2 km), Rawal Pindi (under 2 km) and Mohanwal (1.7 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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