About Fazilpur Village

Fazilpur is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,955, made up of 1,013 males and 942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fazilpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fazilpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731221
Area (hectares)	120.57 hectares
Population	1,955
Male Population	1,013
Female Population	942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Fazilpur compares

By the 2011 count Fazilpur is the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 120.57 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Fazilpur

Fazilpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fazilpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Fazilpur from other places

Fazilpur lies about 32 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 8.2 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 Fazilpur
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	8.2 km
Nearest town	Jangipur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	32 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	32 km

Villages closest to Fazilpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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.

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Common questions about Fazilpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fazilpur village had a population of 1,955. That makes it the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Fazilpur village has 1,013 males and 942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fazilpur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Fazilpur is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fazilpur covers 120.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fazilpur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Fazilpur is Banshlai Bridge, about 8.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fazilpur.

Fazilpur is about 32 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fazilpur is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 8.2 km away. Jangipur is about 14 km away. Murarai II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.