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About Farreh Village

Farreh is a large village in Chautham tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,754, made up of 1,439 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 851201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farreh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farreh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Chautham
Pincode 851201
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 2,754
Male Population 1,439
Female Population 1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Farreh compares

By the 2011 count Farreh is the 19th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Farreh

Farreh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Farreh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Farreh from other places

Farreh lies about 16 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Chedhabanni Halt, about 2.7 km away. 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 Farreh
Nearest railway station Chedhabanni Halt 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chautham 5.8 km
Nearest town Gogri Jamālpur 11 km
District headquarters Khagaria 16 km

Villages closest to Farreh

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

Common questions about Farreh

As per the Census of India 2011, Farreh village had a population of 2,754. That makes it the 19th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents.

Farreh village has 1,439 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farreh has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Farreh is 851201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farreh covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Farreh falls under Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Farreh is Chedhabanni Halt, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Farreh.

Farreh is about 16 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farreh is in Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district. Chedhabanni Halt is about 2.7 km away. Chautham is about 5.8 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telaunchh (under 2 km), Nirpur (2.0 km) and Gorhia (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Farreh today is likely to be higher.

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