Village · Wazirganj, Gaya
# Kenar Fatehpur

Kenar Fatehpur is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,895 people in 872 households, the 6th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.
- 5,895 people (2011)
- 872 households
- 62.0% literacy
- 998 females per 1,000 males

## Kenar Fatehpur PIN code and other codes

Kenar Fatehpur falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Kenar Fatehpur
- Community development block Wazirganj
- Census village code 256840

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kenar Fatehpur from nearby towns?
- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kenar Fatehpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kenar Fatehpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kenar Fatehpur known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and pulse. About 86% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kenar Fatehpur

Of every 100 households in Kenar Fatehpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kenar Fatehpur · ■ Wazirganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 5%
- Toilet within the home 6% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 83%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92%
- Use banking services 54% 40%
- Television 6% 8%
- Mobile phone 55% 50%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 36%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kenar Fatehpur?

■ Kenar Fatehpur · ■ Wazirganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 62.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 998 952
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1031 961
- Working population 32.3% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 49.6% for women. 41% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 202 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 583 (31%) · ■ Household industry 37 (2%) · ■ Other work 395 (21%) · ■ Marginal 689 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Wazirganj
- Kenar Paharpur 8,669 people
- Tarawan 8,607 people
- Dakhinganwa 7,386 people
- Punawan 6,334 people
- Bhareti 5,831 people
- Kari 5,399 people
- Amethi 4,526 people
- Kurkihar 4,268 people

All 147 villages in Wazirganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Kenar Fatehpur from Gaya? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Kenar Fatehpur? 5,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenar Fatehpur in? Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kenar Fatehpur? 62.0% (Census 2011)

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