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About Fateh Garh Village

Fateh Garh is a large village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,221 males and 1,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3441.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fateh Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fateh Garh village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345027
Area (hectares) 3441.6 hectares
Population 2,308
Male Population 1,221
Female Population 1,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fateh Garh compares

By the 2011 count Fateh Garh is the 6th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 3441.6 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Fateh Garh

Fateh Garh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fateh Garh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Fateh Garh from other places

Fateh Garh lies about under 2 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 56 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 Fateh Garh
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh under 2 km
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 56 km

Villages closest to Fateh Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehgarh 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 Fateh Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Fateh Garh village had a population of 2,308. That makes it the 6th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Fateh Garh village has 1,221 males and 1,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fateh Garh has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Fateh Garh is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fateh Garh covers 3441.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Fateh Garh falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Fateh Garh is Jaisalmer, about 56 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 10+ km distance for Fateh Garh.

Fateh Garh is about under 2 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fateh Garh is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about under 2 km away. Jaisalmer is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikasar (2.4 km), Bhiyasar (2.4 km) and Sangar (6.9 km).

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

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