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About Faphar Village

Faphar is a small village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 250 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faphar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faphar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742181
Area (hectares) 57.4 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 250
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Faphar compares

By the 2011 count Faphar is the 99th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 57.4 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Faphar

Faphar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Faphar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Gram, Damrul, Daspara and Digari. 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 Faphar

As per the Census of India 2011, Faphar village had a population of 476. That makes it the 99th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Faphar village has 250 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faphar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Faphar is 742181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faphar covers 57.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Faphar falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Faphar.

Faphar is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Faphar today is likely to be higher.

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