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About Farkawn Village

Farkawn is a large village in Khawbung tehsil, in the district of Champhai, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,700, made up of 1,348 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farkawn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farkawn village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Champhai
Tehsil Khawbung
Pincode 796320
Population 2,700
Male Population 1,348
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farkawn compares

By the 2011 count Farkawn is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Farkawn

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

Farkawn lies about 52 km from Champhai, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 104 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 Farkawn
Tehsil headquarters Khawbung 13 km
District headquarters Champhai 52 km
Nearest town Serchhīp 52 km
Nearest railway station Sairang 104 km

Villages closest to Farkawn

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Farkawn village had a population of 2,700. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Farkawn village has 1,348 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farkawn has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Farkawn is 796320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farkawn falls under Khawbung tehsil of Champhai district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Farkawn is Sairang, about 104 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 village for Farkawn.

Farkawn is about 52 km from Champhai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farkawn is in Khawbung tehsil of Champhai district. Khawbung is about 13 km away. Champhai is about 52 km away. Serchhīp is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaphai (8.3 km), S Khawbung (13 km) and Zawlsei (14 km).

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

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