Fatehpur (community development block)

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.

Fatehpur
Community development block
Fatehpur
Location in Jharkhand, India 24°6'56"N 86°59'51"E
Fatehpur
Fatehpur (India)
Coordinates: 24°6′56″N 86°59′51″E
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictJamtara
Government
 • TypeCommunity development block
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total89,645
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Santali
Literacy (2011)
 • Total literates49,661 (65.66%)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJH-21
Lok Sabha constituencyDumka
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNala
Websitejamtara.nic.in
CD Block

Geography

Fatehpur is located at 24°6′56″N 86°59′51″E.[1]

Fatehpur CD Block has 15 panchayats and 179 villages.[2]

Panchayats of Fatehpur CD Block are: Agaiyasarmundi, Asanberia, Bamandiha, Bandarnacha, Banudih, Bindapathar, Chapuriya, Dhasaniya, Dumaria, Fatehpur, Jamjori, Khamarbad, Palajori, Simaldubi and Simladangal.[2]

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.[3]

Fatehpur is a village with a population of 4,107 as per 2011 census.[3]

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.[3]

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).[4] According to District Census 2011, literacy in Jamtara district was 64.59.[5] Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011.[6] Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[7]

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).[8]

References
  1. "High School Fatehpur (Jamtara)". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. "Jamtara district of Jharkhand". Blocks and Panchayats. Jamtara district administration. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Jharkhand – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "District Census 2011". District Census Details, Sr. No. 486, lot no. 49. Population Census 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  7. "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. "Ajay River's bridge at Fatehpur, Chittaranjan, West Bengal, India (Chittaranjan)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 27 December 2015.


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