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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 359 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144628
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 359
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 85th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

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 47 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 14 km
Nearest railway station Mulewal Khaira 16 km
Nearest town Moga 23 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 47 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 719. That makes it the 85th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Fatehpur village has 359 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 144628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Mulewal Khaira, about 16 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 47 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 14 km away. Mulewal Khaira is about 16 km away. Moga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burewal (7.1 km), Danewal (7.2 km) and Fakhruwal (7.7 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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