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About Fakirna Village

Fakirna is a large village in Raghopur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,084, made up of 1,587 males and 1,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares.

Fakirna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakirna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Raghopur
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 3,084
Male Population 1,587
Female Population 1,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fakirna compares

By the 2011 count Fakirna is the 24th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents. Its 217 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 938.

Getting to Fakirna

Fakirna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fakirna 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fakirna from other places

Fakirna lies about 51 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj, about 15 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 Fakirna
Nearest town Chhātāpur 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Narpatganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghopur 27 km
District headquarters Supaul 51 km

Villages closest to Fakirna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakirna village had a population of 3,084. That makes it the 24th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents.

Fakirna village has 1,587 males and 1,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakirna has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Fakirna covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fakirna falls under Raghopur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Fakirna is Narpatganj, about 15 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 village for Fakirna.

Fakirna is about 51 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fakirna is in Raghopur tehsil of Supaul district. Chhātāpur is about 8.8 km away. Narpatganj is about 15 km away. Raghopur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (7.5 km), Rampur (8.2 km) and Sitarampur (8.2 km).

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

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