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About Fakirana Village

Fakirana is a small village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 129 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares.

Fakirana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakirana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 129
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 61st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

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. The nearest villages by name are Dhima, Dhokardhara, Dhurup Bilas and Ekraha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Fakirana

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakirana village had a population of 260. That makes it the 61st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Fakirana village has 129 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakirana has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Fakirana covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fakirana falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia 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 in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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