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About Fatepur Village

Fatepur is a large village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,161, made up of 1,596 males and 1,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 307.62 hectares
Population 3,161
Male Population 1,596
Female Population 1,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fatepur compares

By the 2011 count Fatepur is the 12th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 307.62 hectares work out to about 10 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 957.

Getting to Fatepur

Fatepur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 - 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 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 5.6 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 Dhachna 5.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliaganj 34 km

Villages closest to Fatepur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliaganj 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 3,161. That makes it the 12th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Fatepur village has 1,596 males and 1,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fatepur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Fatepur is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fatepur covers 307.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fatepur falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Fatepur is Dhachna, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fatepur is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 5.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur (9.0 km), Madhabpur (9.0 km) and Maheshpur (9.4 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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