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About Fatehgarh Viran Village

Fatehgarh Viran is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 91 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 747 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehgarh Viran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehgarh Viran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140111
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 91
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 747
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 Viran compares

By the 2011 count Fatehgarh Viran is the 153rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Fatehgarh Viran

Fatehgarh Viran is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fatehgarh Viran 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 Viran from other places

Fatehgarh Viran lies about 19 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, 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 Fatehgarh Viran
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 11 km
Nearest town Bālāchor 12 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 17 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 19 km

Villages closest to Fatehgarh Viran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Viran

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehgarh Viran village had a population of 159. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Fatehgarh Viran village has 91 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehgarh Viran has about 747 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Fatehgarh Viran is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehgarh Viran covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Fatehgarh Viran falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehgarh Viran is Khamanon, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fatehgarh Viran.

Fatehgarh Viran is about 19 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehgarh Viran is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 11 km away. Bālāchor is about 12 km away. Khamanon 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 Rampur (under 2 km), Phassa (under 2 km) and Mohan Majra (under 2 km).

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

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