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About Futana Village

Futana is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,439, made up of 714 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.35 hectares hectares.

Futana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Futana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 427.35 hectares
Population 1,439
Male Population 714
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Futana compares

By the 2011 count Futana is the 13th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 427.35 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Futana

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

Futana lies about 57 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 33 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 Futana
Tehsil headquarters Deori 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Gond Umari 33 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 42 km
District headquarters Gondiya 57 km

Villages closest to Futana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Futana village had a population of 1,439. That makes it the 13th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Futana village has 714 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Futana has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1018.

Futana covers 427.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Futana falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Futana is Gond Umari, about 33 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 Futana.

Futana is about 57 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Futana is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Deori is about 9.5 km away. Gond Umari is about 33 km away. Dongargarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sindibirri (1.9 km), Haldi (2.1 km) and Palangaon (3.0 km).

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

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