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About Fauzpur Village

Fauzpur is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 491 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fauzpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fauzpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 29.28 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 491
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fauzpur compares

By the 2011 count Fauzpur is the 52nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 29.28 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Fauzpur

Fauzpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fauzpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fauzpur from other places

Fauzpur lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 6.4 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 Fauzpur
Nearest railway station Karanjali 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 20 km

Villages closest to Fauzpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathurapur I 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 Fauzpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fauzpur village had a population of 939. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Fauzpur village has 491 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fauzpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Fauzpur is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fauzpur covers 29.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fauzpur falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Fauzpur is Karanjali, about 6.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fauzpur.

Fauzpur is about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fauzpur is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 6.4 km away. Mathurapur I is about 18 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimnagar (under 2 km), Dakshin Janardanpur (under 2 km) and Birampur (under 2 km).

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

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