About Farhada Village

Farhada is a mid sized village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 752 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farhada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farhada village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Akaltara
Pincode	495554
Area (hectares)	376.49 hectares
Population	1,496
Male Population	752
Female Population	744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Farhada compares

By the 2011 count Farhada is the 40th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 376.49 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Farhada

Farhada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Farhada as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Farhada from other places

Farhada lies about 38 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 2.2 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 Farhada
Nearest railway station	Gatora	2.2 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akaltara	21 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	38 km

Villages closest to Farhada

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

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Common questions about Farhada

As per the Census of India 2011, Farhada village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 40th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Farhada village has 752 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farhada has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Farhada is 495554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farhada covers 376.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Farhada falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Farhada is Gatora, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance for Farhada.

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

Farhada is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Gatora is about 2.2 km away. Bilāspur is about 7.4 km away. Akaltara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.