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About Farida Nagar Village

Farida Nagar is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,614, made up of 844 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143519, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farida Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farida Nagar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143519
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 1,614
Male Population 844
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Farida Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Farida Nagar is the 59th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Farida Nagar

The census records public bus service for Farida Nagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Farida Nagar from other places

Farida Nagar lies about 24 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 3.1 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 Farida Nagar
Nearest railway station Jakolari 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 11 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 24 km

Villages closest to Farida Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Farida Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Farida Nagar village had a population of 1,614. That makes it the 59th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Farida Nagar village has 844 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farida Nagar has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Farida Nagar is 143519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farida Nagar covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Farida Nagar falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Farida Nagar is Jakolari, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Farida Nagar.

Farida Nagar is about 24 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farida Nagar is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 3.1 km away. Pathankot is about 11 km away. Pathānkot is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Papial (under 2 km), Kataru Chak (under 2 km) and Simbli (1.6 km).

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

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