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About Farkiagaon Village

Farkiagaon is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 108 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 866.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farkiagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farkiagaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246423
Area (hectares) 866.64 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 108
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Farkiagaon compares

By the 2011 count Farkiagaon is the 49th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 866.64 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Farkiagaon

Farkiagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Farkiagaon as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dronagiri, Dumak, Dwing and F 1. 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 Farkiagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Farkiagaon village had a population of 197. That makes it the 49th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Farkiagaon village has 108 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farkiagaon has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Farkiagaon is 246423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Farkiagaon covers 866.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Farkiagaon falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Farkiagaon 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 <5 km distance for Farkiagaon.

Farkiagaon is in Joshimath 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 Farkiagaon today is likely to be higher.

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