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About Farang Village

Farang is a mid sized village in Golamunda tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 679 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farang village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Golamunda
Pincode 766029
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 1,324
Male Population 679
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farang compares

By the 2011 count Farang is the 16th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Farang

Farang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Farang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhamanpur, Dudukel, Dumerbahal and Dumerguda. 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 Farang

As per the Census of India 2011, Farang village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 16th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Farang village has 679 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farang has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Farang is 766029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farang covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Farang falls under Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Farang 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 village for Farang.

Farang is in Golamunda tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Farang today is likely to be higher.

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