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About Phaltu Gaon Village

Phaltu Gaon is a mid sized village in Margherita tehsil, in the district of Tinsukia, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 287 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phaltu Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phaltu Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Tinsukia
Tehsil Margherita
Pincode 786181
Area (hectares) 21.27 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 287
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phaltu Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Phaltu Gaon is the 161st largest of the 309 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 21.27 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Phaltu Gaon

The census records public bus service for Phaltu Gaon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phaltu Gaon from other places

Phaltu Gaon lies about 23 km from Tinsukia, and the nearest railway station is Naharkatiya, about 5.8 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 Phaltu Gaon
Nearest railway station Naharkatiya 5.8 km
Nearest town Duliajan 11 km
District headquarters Tinsukia 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Margherita 28 km

Villages closest to Phaltu Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Margherita 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 Phaltu Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Phaltu Gaon village had a population of 552. That makes it the 161st largest of the 309 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Phaltu Gaon village has 287 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phaltu Gaon has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Phaltu Gaon is 786181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phaltu Gaon covers 21.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phaltu Gaon falls under Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Phaltu Gaon is Naharkatiya, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Phaltu Gaon.

Phaltu Gaon is about 23 km from Tinsukia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phaltu Gaon is in Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district. Naharkatiya is about 5.8 km away. Duliajan is about 11 km away. Tinsukia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abor Gaon N C (under 2 km), Baghmora Gaon (under 2 km) and Chiboo Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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