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About Farson Village

Farson is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 63 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farson Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farson village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 30.98 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 63
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,571
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farson compares

By the 2011 count Farson is the 135th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 30.98 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Farson

Farson is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Farson 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. The nearest villages by name are Dungri, F 1, F 3 and Farakande Talli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Farson

As per the Census of India 2011, Farson village had a population of 162. That makes it the 135th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Farson village has 63 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farson has about 1571 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Farson is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farson covers 30.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Farson falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Farson notes the nearest railway station 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 Farson.

Farson is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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