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About Faneota Village

Faneota is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 159 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faneota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faneota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 159
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faneota compares

By the 2011 count Faneota is the 92nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Faneota

Faneota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faneota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Faneota from other places

Faneota lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 35 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 Faneota
Nearest town Sundarnagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 31 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Faneota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Faneota village had a population of 299. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Faneota village has 159 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faneota has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Faneota is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faneota covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faneota falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Faneota is Kiratpur Sahib, about 35 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Faneota.

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

Faneota is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Karsog is about 31 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Khadra (4.5 km), Khadoni (4.5 km) and D P F Masog (7.4 km).

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

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