About Fakirpur Village

Fakirpur is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 1,008 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742171, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Nabagram
Pincode	742171
Area (hectares)	81.44 hectares
Population	1,980
Male Population	1,008
Female Population	972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Fakirpur compares

By the 2011 count Fakirpur is the 42nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 81.44 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Fakirpur

Fakirpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fakirpur as Available within 10+ 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 Fakirpur from other places

Fakirpur lies about 162 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Maniyan, about 1.6 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
Nearest railway station	Maniyan	1.6 km
Nearest town	Katihar	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabagram	32 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	162 km

Villages closest to Fakirpur

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

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Common questions about Fakirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakirpur village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Fakirpur village has 1,008 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakirpur has about 964 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Fakirpur is 742171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fakirpur covers 81.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Fakirpur is Maniyan, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fakirpur.

Fakirpur is about 162 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fakirpur is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Maniyan is about 1.6 km away. Katihar is about 5.6 km away. Nabagram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.