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About Fakirpur Village

Fakirpur is a mid sized village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 583 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fakirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakirpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina I
Pincode 713423
Area (hectares) 171.26 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 583
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Fakirpur compares

By the 2011 count Fakirpur is the 61st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 171.26 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Fakirpur

The census records public bus service for Fakirpur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fakirpur from other places

Fakirpur lies about 3.9 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.5 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 Fakirpur
Tehsil headquarters Raina I 3.9 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 3.9 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 4.5 km

Villages closest to Fakirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raina I 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 Fakirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakirpur village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 61st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Fakirpur village has 583 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakirpur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Fakirpur is 713423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fakirpur covers 171.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fakirpur falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Fakirpur is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fakirpur.

Fakirpur is about 3.9 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fakirpur is in Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Raina I is about 3.9 km away. Barddhaman is about 3.9 km away. Barddhamān is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanagar (3.4 km), Sahajpur (5.5 km) and Khalina (14 km).

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

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