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About Fakirpur Village

Fakirpur is a small village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 131 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fakirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakirpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758031
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 131
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fakirpur compares

By the 2011 count Fakirpur is the 164th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Fakirpur

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

Fakirpur lies about 19 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 12 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 Fakirpur
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 19 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 19 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 19 km

Villages closest to Fakirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Sadar 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 Fakirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakirpur village had a population of 283. That makes it the 164th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Fakirpur village has 131 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakirpur has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Fakirpur is 758031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fakirpur covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fakirpur falls under Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Fakirpur is Porjanpur, about 12 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 Fakirpur.

Fakirpur is about 19 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fakirpur is in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Porjanpur is about 12 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 19 km away. Kendujhar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Handibhanga (under 2 km), Sariaposi (under 2 km) and Sandhiaposi (2.9 km).

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

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