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About Faraspur Village

Faraspur is a small village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 229 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faraspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faraspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 117.88 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 229
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Faraspur compares

By the 2011 count Faraspur is the 150th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 117.88 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Faraspur

Faraspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faraspur 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dopitha, Durgapur, Durllabhpur and Ekdala. 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 Faraspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Faraspur village had a population of 457. That makes it the 150th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Faraspur village has 229 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faraspur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Faraspur is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faraspur covers 117.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Faraspur falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Faraspur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Faraspur.

Faraspur is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Faraspur today is likely to be higher.

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