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About Fofanga Pt Iii Village

Fofanga Pt Iii is a mid sized village in Matia tehsil, in the district of Goalpara, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 662 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.67 hectares hectares.

Fofanga Pt Iii Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fofanga Pt Iii village
Description Value
State Assam
District Goalpara
Tehsil Matia
Area (hectares) 348.67 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 662
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fofanga Pt Iii compares

By the 2011 count Fofanga Pt Iii is the 75th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,527 residents. Its 348.67 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Fofanga Pt Iii

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

Fofanga Pt Iii 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 Iii
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 Iii

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 Iii

As per the Census of India 2011, Fofanga Pt Iii village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 75th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,527 residents.

Fofanga Pt Iii village has 662 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fofanga Pt Iii has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Fofanga Pt Iii covers 348.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Fofanga Pt Iii 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Fofanga Pt Iii.

Fofanga Pt Iii 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 Iii 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 Iii today is likely to be higher.

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