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About Faradi Village

Faradi is a large village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,318, made up of 1,194 males and 1,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5870.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faradi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faradi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 370475
Area (hectares) 5870.14 hectares
Population 2,318
Male Population 1,194
Female Population 1,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faradi compares

By the 2011 count Faradi is the 23rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 5870.14 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Faradi

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

Faradi lies about 41 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Navinal, about 17 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 Faradi
Nearest railway station Navinal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 20 km
Nearest town Māndvi 20 km
District headquarters Kachchh 41 km

Villages closest to Faradi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Faradi village had a population of 2,318. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Faradi village has 1,194 males and 1,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faradi has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Faradi is 370475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faradi covers 5870.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Faradi falls under Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Faradi is Navinal, about 17 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Faradi.

Faradi is about 41 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faradi is in Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district. Navinal is about 17 km away. Mandvi is about 20 km away. Māndvi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidada (6.1 km), Nani Khakhar (6.9 km) and Asambiya Mota (7.1 km).

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

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