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About Farandipur Village

Farandipur is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 382 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farandipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143303
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 382
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farandipur compares

By the 2011 count Farandipur is the 142nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Farandipur

Farandipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Farandipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Farandipur from other places

Farandipur lies about 22 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Kairon, about 14 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 Farandipur
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Kairon 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 16 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 22 km

Villages closest to Farandipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Farandipur village had a population of 740. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Farandipur village has 382 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farandipur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Farandipur is 143303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farandipur covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Farandipur falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Farandipur is Kairon, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Farandipur.

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

Farandipur is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 2.5 km away. Kairon is about 14 km away. Patti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balair (under 2 km), Singhpura (2.3 km) and Benka (2.5 km).

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

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