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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 787 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 483 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 787
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatehpur compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur is the 29th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 483 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Fatehpur from other places

Fatehpur lies about 23 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 17 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 Samana 4.2 km
Nearest town Samāna 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 17 km
District headquarters Patiala 23 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

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 Fatehpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehpur village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 29th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Fatehpur village has 787 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 483 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Kalhemajra, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Fatehpur.

Fatehpur is about 23 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 4.2 km away. Samāna is about 4.2 km away. Kalhemajra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalgarh (under 2 km), Kakra (under 2 km) and Jamalpur (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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