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About Fofanga Pt I Village

Fofanga Pt I is a large village in Matia tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,815, made up of 1,405 males and 1,410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.36 hectares hectares.

Fofanga Pt I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fofanga Pt I village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Matia
Area (hectares) 135.36 hectares
Population 2,815
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fofanga Pt I compares

By the 2011 count Fofanga Pt I is the 18th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,527 residents. Its 135.36 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Fofanga Pt I

Fofanga Pt I is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fofanga Pt I as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Fofanga Pt I from other places

Fofanga Pt I lies about 17 km from Goalpara, and the nearest railway station is Krishnai, about 5.6 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 Fofanga Pt I
Nearest railway station Krishnai 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Matia 15 km
District headquarters Goalpara 17 km
Nearest town Goālpāra 17 km

Villages closest to Fofanga Pt I

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

Common questions about Fofanga Pt I

As per the Census of India 2011, Fofanga Pt I village had a population of 2,815. That makes it the 18th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,527 residents.

Fofanga Pt I village has 1,405 males and 1,410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fofanga Pt I has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Fofanga Pt I covers 135.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Fofanga Pt I falls under Matia tehsil of Goalpara district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Fofanga Pt I is Krishnai, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Fofanga Pt I.

Fofanga Pt I is about 17 km from Goalpara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fofanga Pt I is in Matia tehsil of Goalpara district. Krishnai is about 5.6 km away. Matia is about 15 km away. Goalpara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baguan Pt I (under 2 km), Baguan Pt Ii (under 2 km) and Baguan Pt Iii (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Fofanga Pt I today is likely to be higher.

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