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About Faizgarh Village

Faizgarh is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 600 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faizgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faizgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 477 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 600
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Faizgarh compares

By the 2011 count Faizgarh is the 67th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 477 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Faizgarh

Faizgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faizgarh 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 - 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 36 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Chhintanwala, about 2.8 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 Chhintanwala 2.8 km
Nearest town Bhawānīgarh 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 13 km
District headquarters Patiala 36 km

Villages closest to Faizgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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 1,141. That makes it the 67th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Faizgarh village has 600 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faizgarh has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Faizgarh is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faizgarh covers 477 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faizgarh falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Faizgarh is Chhintanwala, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Faizgarh.

Faizgarh is about 36 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faizgarh is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Chhintanwala is about 2.8 km away. Bhawānīgarh is about 8.7 km away. Nabha is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dittupur Jattan (2.7 km), Alipur (3.1 km) and Hari Nagar (3.6 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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