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About Faneot Village

Faneot is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 50 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,260 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faneot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faneot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 74.79 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 50
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,260
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 Faneot compares

By the 2011 count Faneot is the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 74.79 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Faneot

Faneot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faneot 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. The nearest villages by name are Dehra Dohai, Dhalyana, Dhar and Dhar Kufar. 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 Faneot

As per the Census of India 2011, Faneot village had a population of 113. That makes it the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Faneot village has 50 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faneot has about 1260 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Faneot is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faneot covers 74.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Faneot falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Faneot notes the nearest railway station 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 Faneot.

Faneot is in Junga tehsil of Shimla 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 Faneot today is likely to be higher.

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