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About Fakna Village

Fakna is a mid sized village in Naxalbari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 698 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fakna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Naxalbari
Pincode 734429
Area (hectares) 103.6 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 698
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fakna compares

By the 2011 count Fakna is the 27th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 103.6 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Fakna

Fakna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fakna 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhakna, Dhanibani, Dhanibanir Chhat and Dhemal. 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 Fakna

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakna village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 27th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Fakna village has 698 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakna has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Fakna is 734429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fakna covers 103.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fakna falls under Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Fakna notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Fakna.

Fakna is in Naxalbari tehsil of Darjiling 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 Fakna today is likely to be higher.

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