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About Fatehgarh Nihal Village

Fatehgarh Nihal is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 75 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehgarh Nihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehgarh Nihal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144036
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 75
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatehgarh Nihal compares

By the 2011 count Fatehgarh Nihal is the 206th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 957.

Getting to Fatehgarh Nihal

Fatehgarh Nihal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fatehgarh Nihal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nihal from other places

Fatehgarh Nihal lies about 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mandhali, about 3.5 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 Nihal
Nearest railway station Mandhali 3.5 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 24 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 25 km

Villages closest to Fatehgarh Nihal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Nihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehgarh Nihal village had a population of 142. That makes it the 206th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Fatehgarh Nihal village has 75 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehgarh Nihal has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Fatehgarh Nihal is 144036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehgarh Nihal covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehgarh Nihal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehgarh Nihal is Mandhali, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fatehgarh Nihal.

Fatehgarh Nihal is about 25 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehgarh Nihal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mandhali is about 3.5 km away. Phagwāra is about 5.1 km away. Phillaur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Khakhian (6.0 km), Birk (6.5 km) and Jajo Mazara (6.6 km).

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

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