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About Faizgarh Village

Faizgarh is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 673 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faizgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faizgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141401
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 1,253
Male Population 673
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Faizgarh compares

By the 2011 count Faizgarh is the 32nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Faizgarh

Faizgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Faizgarh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Faizgarh from other places

Faizgarh lies about 37 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 8.3 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 Faizgarh
Nearest railway station Chawapail 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 8.9 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 37 km

Villages closest to Faizgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Faizgarh village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Faizgarh village has 673 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faizgarh has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Faizgarh is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faizgarh covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faizgarh falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Faizgarh is Chawapail, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Faizgarh is about 37 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faizgarh is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about 8.3 km away. Khanna is about 8.9 km away. Ludhiana is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Dhak (under 2 km), Chakohi (1.8 km) and Bir Kishan Singh (2.6 km).

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

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