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About Fafar Village

Fafar is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 142 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262574, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fafar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fafar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262574
Area (hectares) 16.6 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 142
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Fafar compares

By the 2011 count Fafar is the 100th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 16.6 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Fafar

Fafar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fafar 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. The nearest villages by name are Dungraleti, Dungraorn, Dungri and Dyartoli. 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 Fafar

As per the Census of India 2011, Fafar village had a population of 265. That makes it the 100th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Fafar village has 142 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fafar has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Fafar is 262574. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fafar covers 16.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fafar falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

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

Fafar is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat 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 Fafar today is likely to be higher.

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