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About Phailong Village

Phailong is a small village in Diphu tehsil, in the district of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 16 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 688 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782461, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phailong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phailong village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karbi Anglong
Tehsil Diphu
Pincode 782461
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 16
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 688
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phailong compares

By the 2011 count Phailong is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 262 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Phailong

Phailong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Phailong as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pathakpi R F, Pator Gaon, Pensing Teron and Pepe Basti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Phailong

As per the Census of India 2011, Phailong village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 262 residents.

Phailong village has 16 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phailong has about 688 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Phailong is 782461. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phailong covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phailong falls under Diphu tehsil of Karbi Anglong district in Assam.

The census record for Phailong notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phailong.

Phailong is in Diphu tehsil of Karbi Anglong district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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