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About Fatehpur Village

Fatehpur is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,328, made up of 694 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 1,328
Male Population 694
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 34th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

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 36 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 13 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
Nearest railway station Khamanon 13 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 17 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 36 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 1,328. That makes it the 34th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Fatehpur village has 694 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatehpur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur is Khamanon, about 13 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 36 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Khamanon is about 13 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 15 km away. Balachaur 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 Majhot (under 2 km), Kohar (2.5 km) and Jitpur (3.3 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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