Fatehnagar

Fatehnagar
city
Fatehnagar

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 24°51′26″N 74°05′21″E / 24.8572°N 74.0892°E / 24.8572; 74.0892Coordinates: 24°51′26″N 74°05′21″E / 24.8572°N 74.0892°E / 24.8572; 74.0892
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Population (2001)
  Total 19,624
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Fatehnagar is a city and a municipality in Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Fatehnagar had a population of 19,624. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Fatehnagar has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 48%. In Fatehnagar, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. The town falls under Mavli Tehsil. It has a railway station on Udaipur- chittorgarh Section of NW Railway. The town is also well connected by road. The fatehnagar was established by Maharana Fateh Singh of Mewar to provide a railway station to nearby town named Sanwar. The town has a MANDI and mainly deals in groundnuts, soya. It is 52 km from Udaipur and 65 km from Chittorgarh . Many former princely thikanas are located around Fatehnagar namely Sanwar, Kankrawa, Tana and Akola. There is a local news website www.fatehnagarnews.com .. operate by Rahul chawada s/o Shankar Lal Chawada .

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.


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