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About Fatehpur Karkha Village

Fatehpur Karkha is a mid sized village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 886 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatehpur Karkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatehpur Karkha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Pincode 205141
Area (hectares) 371.5 hectares
Population 1,640
Male Population 886
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatehpur Karkha compares

By the 2011 count Fatehpur Karkha is the 123rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 371.5 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Fatehpur Karkha

Fatehpur Karkha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fatehpur Karkha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Fatehpur Karkha from other places

Fatehpur Karkha lies about 26 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Kaurara, about 7.6 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 Karkha
Nearest railway station Kaurara 7.6 km
Nearest town Sirsāganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 12 km
District headquarters Firozabad 26 km

Villages closest to Fatehpur Karkha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikohabad 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 Karkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatehpur Karkha village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Fatehpur Karkha village has 886 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatehpur Karkha has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Fatehpur Karkha is 205141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatehpur Karkha covers 371.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fatehpur Karkha falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Fatehpur Karkha is Kaurara, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Fatehpur Karkha.

Fatehpur Karkha is about 26 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatehpur Karkha is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Kaurara is about 7.6 km away. Sirsāganj is about 11 km away. Shikohabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalipur (under 2 km), Kachhpura (under 2 km) and Mubarakpura Gurha (under 2 km).

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

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