Fategarh is a village in Orissa, located in Bhapur Tehsil in Nayagarh District of Odisha, India.

Nearby tourist places are Shree Neela madhava Temple, Tarabalo Hot spring (the second largest Hot spring of India[citation needed]), Barakhola hillside, mundiapada hillside, Mahanadi Ghat, Kachera Lake, Kaligiri River, Khandapara Palace, Pathani Samant Chandrasekhar's Birthplace and Orissa's longest over bridge(1.2 km) over Mahanadi river here, Connecting Cuttack District towards north-east.

During his research, he constructed many instruments using the local available materials like wooden sticks and bamboo pieces.

This book won him wide acclaim and fame, finding special mention in the European and American press in the year 1899.

Pathani Samanta Chandrasekhar's calculations are referred in the preparation of almanacs in Orissa.