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About Farkanara Village

Farkanara is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 515 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farkanara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farkanara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496665
Area (hectares) 595.38 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 515
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farkanara compares

By the 2011 count Farkanara is the 46th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 595.38 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Farkanara

Farkanara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Farkanara 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. The nearest villages by name are Dehjari, Deradih, Dhimani and Domnara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Farkanara

As per the Census of India 2011, Farkanara village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 46th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Farkanara village has 515 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farkanara has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Farkanara is 496665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farkanara covers 595.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Farkanara falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Farkanara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Farkanara is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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