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About Farhatpur Village

Farhatpur is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 317 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.06 hectares hectares.

Farhatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farhatpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 88.06 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 317
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farhatpur compares

By the 2011 count Farhatpur is the 150th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 88.06 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Farhatpur

Farhatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Farhatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Farhatpur from other places

Farhatpur lies about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Rura, about 5.9 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 Farhatpur
Nearest railway station Rura 5.9 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 11 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 30 km

Villages closest to Farhatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Farhatpur village had a population of 589. That makes it the 150th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Farhatpur village has 317 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farhatpur has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Farhatpur covers 88.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Farhatpur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Farhatpur is Rura, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Farhatpur.

Farhatpur is about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farhatpur is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Rura is about 5.9 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 11 km away. Jhīnjhak is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhupaiyapur Gauhani (under 2 km), Dewanpur (under 2 km) and Indrapura (under 2 km).

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

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