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About Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh Village

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh is a large village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,435, made up of 1,320 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 408 hectares
Population 2,435
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh compares

By the 2011 count Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh is the 13th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 889.

Getting to Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh as Available within village. 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 Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh from other places

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh lies about 32 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 24 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 Urf Retgarh
Tehsil headquarters Samana 4.3 km
Nearest town Samāna 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 24 km
District headquarters Patiala 32 km

Villages closest to Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samana 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 Urf Retgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh village had a population of 2,435. That makes it the 13th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh village has 1,320 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh is Kalhemajra, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh.

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh is about 32 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehgarh Urf Retgarh is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 4.3 km away. Samāna is about 4.3 km away. Kalhemajra 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 Mavi Kalan (2.4 km), Dhanetha (2.5 km) and Dodra (3.4 km).

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

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