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About Farakpur Village

Farakpur is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 314 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.09 hectares hectares.

Farakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 44.09 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 314
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farakpur compares

By the 2011 count Farakpur is the 195th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 44.09 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Farakpur

Farakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Farakpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Farakpur from other places

Farakpur lies about 25 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Chodiala, about 15 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 Farakpur
Nearest railway station Chodiala 15 km
Nearest town Roorkee 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Behat 25 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 25 km

Villages closest to Farakpur

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 Farakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Farakpur village had a population of 601. That makes it the 195th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Farakpur village has 314 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farakpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Farakpur covers 44.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Farakpur is Chodiala, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Farakpur.

Farakpur is about 25 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Farakpur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Chodiala is about 15 km away. Roorkee is about 19 km away. Behat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Chhutmalpur (5.4 km) and Gangoli (5.5 km).

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

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