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About Farer Village

Farer is a mid sized village in Kutiyana tehsil, in the district of Porbandar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 881 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farer village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Porbandar
Tehsil Kutiyana
Pincode 362620
Area (hectares) 755.84 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 881
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farer compares

By the 2011 count Farer is the 12th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,514 residents. Its 755.84 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 958.

Getting to Farer

Farer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Farer 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 Farer from other places

Farer lies about 46 km from Porbandar, and the nearest railway station is Keshod, about 31 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 Farer
Nearest town Mānāvadar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kutiyana 19 km
Nearest railway station Keshod 31 km
District headquarters Porbandar 46 km

Villages closest to Farer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Farer village had a population of 1,739. That makes it the 12th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,514 residents.

Farer village has 881 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farer has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Farer is 362620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farer covers 755.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Farer falls under Kutiyana tehsil of Porbandar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Farer is Keshod, about 31 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 Farer.

Farer is about 46 km from Porbandar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farer is in Kutiyana tehsil of Porbandar district. Mānāvadar is about 14 km away. Kutiyana is about 19 km away. Keshod is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Junej (1.9 km), Kadegi (2.9 km) and Tarkhai (5.0 km).

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

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