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About Faijalapur Village

Faijalapur is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 644 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faijalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faijalapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Pincode 443301
Area (hectares) 658.94 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 644
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faijalapur compares

By the 2011 count Faijalapur is the 59th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 658.94 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Faijalapur

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

Faijalapur lies about 56 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 54 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 Faijalapur
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 54 km
District headquarters Buldana 56 km

Villages closest to Faijalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Faijalapur village had a population of 1,257. That makes it the 59th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Faijalapur village has 644 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faijalapur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Faijalapur is 443301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faijalapur covers 658.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Faijalapur falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Faijalapur is Jaulka, about 54 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 10+ km distance for Faijalapur.

Faijalapur is about 56 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faijalapur is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 2.8 km away. Jaulka is about 54 km away. Buldana is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamgaon (2.4 km), Sabra (2.7 km) and Gawandhala (2.7 km).

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

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