Village · Shamshabad, Vidisha
# Fatehpur

Fatehpur is a village in Shamshabad sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 349 people in 44 households, the 78th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 349 people (2011)
- 44 households
- 72.1% literacy
- 772 females per 1,000 males

## Fatehpur PIN code and other codes

Fatehpur falls in Shamshabad sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Nateran
- Census village code 481542

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

## How far is Fatehpur from nearby towns?
- Shamshabad (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Shamshabad (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Fatehpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Fatehpur known for?

About 22% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Fatehpur

Of every 100 households in Fatehpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Fatehpur · ■ Shamshabad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 37%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 11% 22%
- Television 16% 18%
- Mobile phone 75% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 32% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 50%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Fatehpur?

■ Fatehpur · ■ Shamshabad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 772 891
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 816 946
- Working population 31.5% 38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 47.1% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 107 (97%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shamshabad
- Amarpur 370 people
- Naharyai 369 people
- Dafaryai Khurd 363 people
- Amarpura 353 people
- Bisonia 331 people
- Dunatar 323 people
- Khushalpura 303 people
- Shahpur 303 people

All 98 villages in Shamshabad

## Quick answers
- How far is Fatehpur from Vidisha? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Fatehpur? 349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fatehpur in? Vidisha district (Shamshabad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Fatehpur? 72.1% (Census 2011)

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