About Fakirana Village

Fakirana is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 577 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares.

Fakirana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakirana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Area (hectares)	56 hectares
Population	1,158
Male Population	577
Female Population	581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fakirana compares

By the 2011 count Fakirana is the 47th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Fakirana

Fakirana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fakirana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fakirana from other places

Fakirana lies about 43 km from Darbhanga. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Fakirana
Tehsil headquarters	Biraul	1.6 km
Nearest town	Benipur	17 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	43 km

Villages closest to Fakirana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biraul tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Fakirana

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakirana village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 47th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Fakirana village has 577 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakirana has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Fakirana covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fakirana falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Fakirana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fakirana.

Fakirana is about 43 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fakirana is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 1.6 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Darbhanga is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.