Fatehpur Chaurasi is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

in Unnao district in the state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

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. First officially classified as a town for the 1981 census, Fatehpur Chaurasi is located on the north bank of the

Kalyani river Kalyani may refer to: Film and television * ''Kalyani'' (1940 film), a Hindi film * ''Kalyani'' (1952 film), a Tamil film * ''Kalyani'' (1971 film), a Kannada film * ''Kalyani'' (1979 film), a Telugu film * ''Kalyani'' (1983 film), an Oriya ...

, a bit to the south of the main road from

Unnao Unnao is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Unnao district and a part of Lucknow division, between Kanpur and Lucknow. Unnao is a large industrial city with three industrial suburbs around it. ...

to Bangarmau. Local industries include the production of

furniture Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating (tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks). Fu ...

, boxes,

almirah A wardrobe or armoire or almirah is a standing closet used for storing clothes. The earliest wardrobe was a chest, and it was not until some degree of luxury was attained in regal palaces and the castles of powerful nobles that separate accommo ...

s, shoes, and slippers. As of 2011, the town's population is 6,715, in 1,158 households.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Fatehpur Chaurasi had a population of 5424. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Fatehpur Chaurasi has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 44%. In Fatehpur Chaurasi, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. According to the 2011 census, Fatehpur Chaurasi has a population of 6,715 people, in 1,158 households. The town's

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

is 892 females to every 1000 males; 3,550 of Fatehpur Chaurasi's residents are male and 3,165 are female. Among the 0-6 age group, the sex ratio is 955, which is higher than the district urban average. Members of

Scheduled Castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

make up 7.3% of the town's population, while no members of

scheduled tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

were recorded. The town's

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

was 70.1% (counting only people age 7 and up); literacy was higher among men and boys (78.6%) than among women and girls (60.4%). In terms of employment, 18.0% of Fatehpur Chaurasi residents were classified as main workers (i.e. people employed for at least 6 months per year) in 2011. Marginal workers (i.e. people employed for less than 6 months per year) made up 10.4%, and the remaining 71.6% were non-workers. Employment status varied heavily according to gender, with 45.7% of men being either main or marginal workers, compared to only 9.0% of women.

Education

Fatehpur chaurasi has a

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a system of central schools for talented students predominantly from rural areas in India. They are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Noida, an autonomous organization under the Department of School Educati ...

, where students of different parts of the district of unnao come to study

Office

Fatehpur chaurasi has a Sarkari Result Head Offic

where students of different parts of the district of unnao come to get help

Villages

Fatehpur Chaurasi CD block has the following 116 villages:

References

Cities and towns in Unnao district {{Unnao-geo-stub