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About Fatepur Village

Fatepur is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,895, made up of 980 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fatepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fatepur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 42.82 hectares
Population 1,895
Male Population 980
Female Population 915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Fatepur compares

By the 2011 count Fatepur is the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 42.82 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Fatepur

The census records public bus service for Fatepur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fatepur from other places

Fatepur lies about 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 2.8 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 Fatepur
Nearest railway station Murarai 2.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 28 km
District headquarters Birbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Fatepur

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

Common questions about Fatepur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fatepur village had a population of 1,895. That makes it the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Fatepur village has 980 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatepur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Fatepur is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatepur covers 42.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fatepur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Fatepur is Murarai, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fatepur.

Fatepur is about 28 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatepur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 2.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Suri II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tegharia (4.8 km), Kulera (6.3 km) and Keubona (6.8 km).

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

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