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About Fakuli Village

Fakuli is a mid sized village in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,821, made up of 908 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Fakuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakuli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dighwara
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 1,821
Male Population 908
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fakuli compares

By the 2011 count Fakuli is the 18th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Fakuli

Fakuli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fakuli as Available within 5 - 10 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 Fakuli from other places

Fakuli lies about 47 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Awatar Nagar, about under 2 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 Fakuli
Nearest railway station Awatar Nagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighwara 6.1 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 6.1 km
District headquarters Saran 47 km

Villages closest to Fakuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakuli village had a population of 1,821. That makes it the 18th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Fakuli village has 908 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakuli has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Fakuli covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fakuli falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fakuli is Awatar Nagar, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fakuli.

Fakuli is about 47 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fakuli is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Awatar Nagar is about under 2 km away. Dighwara is about 6.1 km away. Dighwāra is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haraji (under 2 km), Mathurapur (1.7 km) and Bodha Chhapra (1.9 km).

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

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