Vehicle registration JH-21 Elevation 201 m | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Lok Sabha constituency Dumka Population 89,645 (2011) | |
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Fatehpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Jamtara district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 27 km from Jamtara, the district headquarters.
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Map of Fatehpur, Jharkhand 814166
Geography
Fatehpur is located at 24°6′56″N 86°59′51″E.
Fatehpur CD Block has 15 panchayats and 179 villages.
Panchayats of Fatehpur CD Block are: Agaiyasarmundi, Asanberia, Bamandiha, Bandarnacha, Banudih, Bindapathar, Chapuriya, Dhasaniya, Dumaria, Fatehpur, Jamjori, Khamarbad, Palajori, Simaldubi and Simladangal.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India, Fatehpur CD Block had a total population of 89,645, all of which were rural. There were 45,546 (51%) males and 44,099 (49%) females. Scheduled Castes numbered 6,920 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 42,090. Population below 6 years was 14,008.
Fatehpur is a village with a population of 4,107 as per 2011 census.
Literacy
As of 2011 census, the total number of literates in Fatehpur CD Block was 49,661 (65.66% of the population over 6 years) out of which 30,381 (61%) were males and 19,280 (39%) were females.
As of 2011 census Primary Census Abstract Tables Jamtara district had a population of above 6 years of 660,049 and the total number of literates in the district were 426,312 (64.59% of the population over 6 years). According to District Census 2011, literacy in Jamtara district was 64.59. Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.
Transportation
Chittaranjan railway station on the Howrah-Delhi main line is 18 km from Fatehpur. The Ajay forms the border between Jamtara district of Jharkhand and Bardhaman district of West Bengal. There is a narrow bridge for use by pedestrians and two wheelers, across the Ajay near Chittaranjan (Simjuri).