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About Fartola Village

Fartola is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 213 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fartola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fartola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 62.25 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 213
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fartola compares

By the 2011 count Fartola is the 61st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 62.25 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Fartola

Fartola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fartola as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Fartola from other places

Fartola lies about 12 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 20 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 Fartola
District headquarters Champawat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 19 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 20 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 42 km

Villages closest to Fartola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fartola village had a population of 412. That makes it the 61st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Fartola village has 213 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fartola has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Fartola is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fartola covers 62.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fartola falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Fartola is Tanakpur, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fartola.

Fartola is about 12 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fartola is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 12 km away. Lohaghat is about 19 km away. Tanakpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lara (under 2 km), Maulani (3.9 km) and Kaflekh (4.2 km).

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

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