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About Fatepur Village

Fatepur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 625 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 170.01 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 625
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fatepur compares

By the 2011 count Fatepur is the 57th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 170.01 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Fatepur

Fatepur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fatepur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Fatepur from other places

Fatepur lies about 125 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, 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 Tapan 26 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 125 km

Villages closest to Fatepur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 1,233. That makes it the 57th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Fatepur village has 625 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatepur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Fatepur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatepur covers 170.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatepur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fatepur.

Fatepur is about 125 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatepur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Murarai is about 2.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Tapan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanchai (3.3 km), Panjara (4.0 km) and Ramchandrapur (4.3 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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