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About Faridke Village

Faridke is a mid sized village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 379 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faridke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faridke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Budhlada
Pincode 151506
Area (hectares) 465 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 379
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Faridke compares

By the 2011 count Faridke is the 81st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Faridke

Faridke 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 Faridke 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 Faridke from other places

Faridke lies about 22 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Budhlada, about 18 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 Faridke
Nearest town Ratia 17 km
Nearest railway station Budhlada 18 km
District headquarters Mansa 22 km

Villages closest to Faridke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Faridke village had a population of 713. That makes it the 81st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Faridke village has 379 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faridke has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Faridke is 151506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faridke covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Faridke falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Faridke is Budhlada, about 18 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 Faridke.

Faridke is about 22 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faridke is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Ratia is about 17 km away. Budhlada is about 18 km away. Mansa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandli (1.6 km), Malkon (1.9 km) and Malakpur Bhimra (3.8 km).

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

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