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About Faizabad Village

Faizabad is one of the larger villages in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,047, made up of 3,702 males and 3,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1094.25 hectares hectares.

Faizabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faizabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 1094.25 hectares
Population 7,047
Male Population 3,702
Female Population 3,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Faizabad compares

By the 2011 count Faizabad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 1094.25 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Faizabad

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

How far is Faizabad from other places

Faizabad lies about 39 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Kalanour, about 36 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 Faizabad
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Behat 16 km
Nearest railway station Kalanour 36 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 39 km

Villages closest to Faizabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Faizabad village had a population of 7,047. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Faizabad village has 3,702 males and 3,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faizabad has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Faizabad covers 1094.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faizabad falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Faizabad is Kalanour, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Faizabad.

Faizabad is about 39 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faizabad is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 14 km away. Behat is about 16 km away. Kalanour is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arifpur (under 2 km), Tanda (2.2 km) and Husainpur (3.6 km).

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

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