# Farkawn Village, Khawbung, Champhai (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · Khawbung, Champhai 

# Farkawn

Farkawn is a village in Khawbung sub-district of Champhai district, Mizoram, PIN code **796320**. The 2011 Census counted **2,700 people in 553 households**, the 1st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.2%.

- 2,700people (2011)
- 553households
- 97.6%literacy
- 796320PIN code

## Farkawn PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Farkawn is 796320.** Farkawn falls in Khawbung sub-district, Champhai district, Mizoram.

- PIN code796320
- Community development blockKhawbung
- Census village code271371

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

## How far is Farkawn from nearby towns?

- Khawbung (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Champhai (district HQ)100 km by road
- Champhai (nearest town)100 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 Farkawn?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Farkawn; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Aizawl
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Farkawn known for?

The main crops are **rice, chilli and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Farkawn

Of every 100 households in Farkawn in 2011, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Farkawn · ■ Khawbung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**3%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****99%**

**88%

Television ****46%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****78%**

**87%

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 Farkawn?

■ Farkawn · ■ Khawbung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.6%**

**96.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**972

Working population ****58.0%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 96.9% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,269 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 212 (14%) · **■** Marginal 79 (5%)

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 Khawbung

- Vaphai2,252 people
- S.Khawbung2,097 people
- Khuangleng1,686 people
- Khuangthing1,435 people

[All 27 villages in Khawbung](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/champhai/khawbung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Farkawn?796320
- How far is Farkawn from Champhai?100 km by road
- What is the population of Farkawn?2,700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farkawn in?Champhai district (Khawbung sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Farkawn?97.6% (Census 2011)
