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About Filkabad Village

Filkabad is a large village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,605, made up of 1,835 males and 1,770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.98 hectares hectares.

Filkabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Filkabad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 326.98 hectares
Population 3,605
Male Population 1,835
Female Population 1,770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Filkabad compares

By the 2011 count Filkabad is the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 326.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Filkabad

Filkabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Filkabad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Filkabad from other places

Filkabad lies about 38 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 3.1 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 Filkabad
Nearest railway station Goldinganj 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 6.0 km
Nearest town Chāpra 8.8 km
District headquarters Saran 38 km

Villages closest to Filkabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Filkabad village had a population of 3,605. That makes it the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Filkabad village has 1,835 males and 1,770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Filkabad has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Filkabad covers 326.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Filkabad falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Filkabad is Goldinganj, about 3.1 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 village for Filkabad.

Filkabad is about 38 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Filkabad is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Goldinganj is about 3.1 km away. Garkha is about 6.0 km away. Chāpra is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirari (under 2 km), Pachbhiria (under 2 km) and Barbakpur (under 2 km).

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

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