# Farasara Village, Bakavand, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bakavand, Bastar 

# Farasara

Farasara is a village in Bakavand sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494224**. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 151 households**, the 80th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 713people (2011)
- 151households
- 49.6%literacy
- 494224PIN code

## Farasara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Farasara is 494224.** Farasara falls in Bakavand sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494224
- Gram panchayatFarasara
- Community development blockBakaband
- Census village code449396

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Farasara from nearby towns?

- Bakawand (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Farasara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Farasara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kesarpal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bastar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Farasara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Farasara

Of every 100 households in Farasara in 2011, 41 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Farasara · ■ Bakavand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****86%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****79%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Farasara?

■ Farasara · ■ Bakavand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****582**

**994

Working population ****55.1%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 39.5% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 183 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bakavand

- Bhirlinga773 people
- Choknar759 people
- Mohlai735 people
- Chapapadar732 people
- Suwachondi713 people
- Metawada672 people
- Narawand652 people
- Tungapal610 people

[All 114 villages in Bakavand](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bakavand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Farasara?494224
- How far is Farasara from Jagdalpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Farasara?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farasara in?Bastar district (Bakavand sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Farasara?49.6% (Census 2011)