About Faraur Village

Faraur is a large village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,597, made up of 1,361 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 719 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faraur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faraur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil	Khamanon
Pincode	140101
Area (hectares)	719 hectares
Population	2,597
Male Population	1,361
Female Population	1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Faraur compares

By the 2011 count Faraur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 719 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Faraur

Faraur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Faraur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Faraur from other places

Faraur lies about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about under 2 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 Faraur
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	under 2 km
Nearest town	Khanna	14 km
District headquarters	Fatehgarh Sahib	64 km

Villages closest to Faraur

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

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Common questions about Faraur

As per the Census of India 2011, Faraur village had a population of 2,597. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Faraur village has 1,361 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faraur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Faraur is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faraur covers 719 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faraur falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Faraur is Khamanon, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Faraur.

Faraur is about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faraur is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about under 2 km away. Khanna is about 14 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.