About Farashpur Village

Farashpur is a mid sized village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 528 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farashpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Karai Parsurai
Pincode	801302
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	1,017
Male Population	528
Female Population	489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Farashpur compares

By the 2011 count Farashpur is the 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Farashpur

Farashpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Farashpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Farashpur from other places

Farashpur lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 8.3 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 Farashpur
Nearest railway station	Hilsa	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karai Parsurai	25 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	25 km

Villages closest to Farashpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Farashpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Farashpur village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Farashpur village has 528 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farashpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Farashpur is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farashpur covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Farashpur falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Farashpur is Hilsa, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Farashpur.

Farashpur is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farashpur is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 8.3 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 25 km away. Nalanda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.