# Fatepur Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Fatepur

Fatepur is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 183 households**, the 114th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 753people (2011)
- 183households
- 60.5%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Fatepur

Of every 100 households in Fatepur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Fatepur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**41%

Television ****23%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Fatepur?

■ Fatepur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**965

Working population ****41.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 54.4% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (10%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Balurghat

- Rampur Kismat792 people
- Chakkasi791 people
- Manail762 people
- Chak Shyam756 people
- Sirahi753 people
- Chak Bhatshala746 people
- Trikul744 people
- Chak Harina710 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Fatepur?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fatepur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Fatepur?60.5% (Census 2011)