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About Fakirkona Village

Fakirkona is a small village in Gasuapara tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 249 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fakirkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakirkona village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Gasuapara
Pincode 793002
Population 463
Male Population 249
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fakirkona compares

By the 2011 count Fakirkona is the 13th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 177 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Fakirkona

Fakirkona is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Fakirkona as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Doragre, Drong Songmong, Drong Walbakgiri and Dumnikura. 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 Fakirkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakirkona village had a population of 463. That makes it the 13th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 177 residents.

Fakirkona village has 249 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakirkona has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Fakirkona is 793002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fakirkona falls under Gasuapara tehsil of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Fakirkona notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Fakirkona.

Fakirkona is in Gasuapara tehsil of South Garo Hills 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 Fakirkona today is likely to be higher.

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