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About Fokurdi Village

Fokurdi is a mid sized village in Chamorshi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 621 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.01 hectares hectares.

Fokurdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fokurdi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Chamorshi
Area (hectares) 563.01 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 621
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fokurdi compares

By the 2011 count Fokurdi is the 36th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 947 residents. Its 563.01 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Fokurdi

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

Fokurdi lies about 28 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Mul Marora, about 21 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 Fokurdi
Nearest town Mūl 20 km
Nearest railway station Mul Marora 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamorshi 28 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 28 km

Villages closest to Fokurdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fokurdi village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 36th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 947 residents.

Fokurdi village has 621 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fokurdi has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Fokurdi covers 563.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fokurdi falls under Chamorshi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Fokurdi is Mul Marora, about 21 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 Fokurdi.

Fokurdi is about 28 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fokurdi is in Chamorshi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Mūl is about 20 km away. Mul Marora is about 21 km away. Chamorshi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhendala (1.7 km), Navegaon Mal (2.1 km) and Shankarpur (2.4 km).

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

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