Fatehpur | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 27.17°N 81.22°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Barabanki |
Government Type: | Nagar panchayat |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 140 |
Population Total: | 35,582 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Language |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi[1] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
Demographics1 Info2: | Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 225305 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 05240 |
Registration Plate: | UP-41 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 50/48 ♂/♀ |
Fatehpur is a town in Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is also a Nagar panchayat, Police station and Tehsil. It is the second biggest urban area of the district after Barabanki city.[2] It is about 35 km north-east of Lucknow, the state capital.
Fatehpur is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 140 metres (460 feet).
India census, Fatehpur (NP) had a population of 35,582, of which males were 18,649 and females 16,933. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 4,963. The total number of literates in Fatehpur was 20,956, which constituted 58.9% of the population with male literacy of 61.6% and female literacy of 55.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Barabanki was 68.4%, of which male literacy rate was 71.6% and female literacy rate was 65.1%. The Scheduled Caste population was 1,767 and the total number of households was 5617.[4]
Hindi is the official language of Fatehpur while Urdu serves as the additional official language.
Fatehpur tehsil has three Block Panchayats,[5] they are:
Block Panchayat Fatehpur has 86 Village Panchayats,[6] they are[7] [8]
Achaicha | Asohana | Aurangabad | Banar | Banni Sulemabad |
Basantpur | Basara | Batiya | Belhara | Bhagauli |
Bhaisuriya Mujahidpur | Bhatuamau | Bihura | Bilauli Mahraj | Bilauli Hazratpur |
Bishunpur | Devkhariya | Dhadhsi | Dhamsadh | Dhausar |
Fatehpur Dehat | Gang Gaula | Gangchauli | Gangemau | Gaura Gajni |
Gaura Karaundi | Gaura Sailak | Gauri Baniyani | Gheri | Gudauli |
Gursel | Haiderganj | Hasanpur Tanda | Hazratpur | Ishepur |
Israuli | Jagsenda | Jarkha | Kaitha | Kandraula |
Katghara | Khaira | Khapurwa Khanpur | Kiratpur | Kuan Danda |
Kutbapur | Kutlupur | Madanpur | Majhgawan Sharif | Mawaiya |
Meernagar | Mithwara | Mohammadipur | Mohammadpur Khala | Mundera |
Munderi | Naandkui | Naktauli | Nandna Kala | Nandrasi |
Pakariyapur | Patna | Rahilamau | Ralbhari | Rariya |
Rasool Panah | Rasoolpur | Rauja | Sadhemau | Sadrapur |
Safipur | Saili Kiratpur | Salempur | Sandupur | Saraiya Matbar Nagar |
Sarwa | Sauranga | Shahpur | Sihali | Taalgaon |
Tadwa Gadmanpur | Tadwa Naankari | Tanda Nizam Ali | Terhwa | Tikapur |
Ujarwara |
Tehsil Fatehpur has five Health centres, three Primary health centres and seven Sub-centres.[9]
Fatehpur was identified in 2006 as an area for development under the Non-Conventional Energy program of the Non-Conventional Energy Development Agency (Neda).[10]
Fatehpur has connectivity to Lucknow, Barabanki, Mahmoodabad, Burhwal, Dewa, Suratganj, Hetmapur, Rampur Mathura, Lalpur Karauta. It has regular bus service from Lucknow and Barabanki.
Fatehpur railway station is two kilometres away from the town area, block development office (BDO), and Munshiganj. It is located on Burhwal-Sitapur chord section of North Eastern Railway (NER) zone which connects directly to Delhi, Punjab and Jammu via Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Moradabad and has one platform with three running lines including one main line with interlocking signaling system.