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About Fatepur Village

Fatepur is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 844 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721632, 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 Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721632
Area (hectares) 120.9 hectares
Population 1,643
Male Population 844
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 120.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 <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 46 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 8.8 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 Netra 8.8 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 46 km

Villages closest to Fatepur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 1,643. That makes it the 56th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Fatepur village has 844 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatepur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Fatepur is 721632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatepur covers 120.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatepur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Fatepur is Netra, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fatepur.

Fatepur is about 46 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatepur is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Netra is about 8.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (3.1 km), Ghatual (4.0 km) and Mirpur (5.7 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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