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About Fatepur Village

Fatepur is a large village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,203, made up of 1,149 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712512, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712512
Area (hectares) 151.51 hectares
Population 2,203
Male Population 1,149
Female Population 1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Fatepur compares

By the 2011 count Fatepur is the 26th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 151.51 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Fatepur

Fatepur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Fatepur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.0 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 Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 5.0 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 10 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 29 km

Villages closest to Fatepur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh 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 2,203. That makes it the 26th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Fatepur village has 1,149 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatepur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Fatepur is 712512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatepur covers 151.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatepur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Fatepur is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Fatepur.

Fatepur is about 20 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatepur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 5.0 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 10 km away. Hugli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagulia (5.2 km), Digra (5.9 km) and Hatikanda (7.5 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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