Faraurਫਰੌਰ

Where is Faraur?

Faraur is a village in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khamanon, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khamanon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032942, and it covers 719 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,597 people in Faraur: 1,361 men and 1,236 women, living in 486 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 719 hectares, the population density works out to about 361 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 301, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,230 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.7 per cent and women at 71.4 per cent. The census recorded 775 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 625 main workers, the largest group, 366, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 230 cultivators on their own land and 21 household industry workers. A further 150 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Faraur's land. Of the village's 719 hectares, 656 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (656 hectares). About 63 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 240 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Faraur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khamanon, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Khamanon, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Barwali Kalan, Bhuttan, Barwali Khurd and Thikriwala.

What is the population of Faraur?

The population of Faraur was 2,597 at the 2011 census, living in 486 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Faraur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Faraur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.