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About Fatepur Village

Fatepur is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 278 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 43.94 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 278
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatepur compares

By the 2011 count Fatepur is the 121st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 43.94 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Fatepur

Fatepur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ektarpur, Ektarpur Madanmohanbar, Enayet Chak and Erya Gobindapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 520. That makes it the 121st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Fatepur village has 278 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatepur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Fatepur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatepur covers 43.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatepur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Fatepur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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