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About Fakirtoli Village

Fakirtoli is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,591, made up of 1,851 males and 1,740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fakirtoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakirtoli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 3,591
Male Population 1,851
Female Population 1,740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Fakirtoli compares

By the 2011 count Fakirtoli is the 22nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 15 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 922.

Getting to Fakirtoli

Fakirtoli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Fakirtoli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fakirtoli from other places

Fakirtoli lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 9.9 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 Fakirtoli
Tehsil headquarters Amour 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 9.9 km
Nearest town Kasba 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Fakirtoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakirtoli village had a population of 3,591. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Fakirtoli village has 1,851 males and 1,740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakirtoli has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Fakirtoli is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fakirtoli covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fakirtoli falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fakirtoli is Surja Kama, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Fakirtoli is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fakirtoli is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 5.1 km away. Surja Kama is about 9.9 km away. Kasba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Farsadenga (under 2 km), Rangrailal Toli (2.0 km) and Belgachhi (2.3 km).

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

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