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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 423 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, 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 Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 423
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 118th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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 5 - 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 56 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, 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 Bhangala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 13 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 56 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 818. That makes it the 118th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Fatehpur village has 423 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Bhangala, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 56 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 Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about 12 km away. Mukerian is about 13 km away. Mukeriān 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 Puro Chak (under 2 km), Bhamnal (under 2 km) and Jhang (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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