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About Farasgaon Village

Farasgaon is a small village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 94 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,234 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farasgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farasgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494552
Area (hectares) 310.85 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 94
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,234
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farasgaon compares

By the 2011 count Farasgaon is the 169th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 310.85 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Farasgaon

Farasgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Farasgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Farasgaon from other places

Farasgaon lies about 79 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 58 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 Farasgaon
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 30 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 58 km
District headquarters Bastar 79 km

Villages closest to Farasgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Farasgaon village had a population of 210. That makes it the 169th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Farasgaon village has 94 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farasgaon has about 1234 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Farasgaon is 494552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farasgaon covers 310.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Farasgaon falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Farasgaon is Antagarh, about 58 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Farasgaon.

Farasgaon is about 79 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farasgaon is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 30 km away. Antagarh is about 58 km away. Bastar is about 79 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansgaon (4.2 km), Singanpur (7.0 km) and Mohlai (11 km).

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

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