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About Phena Village

Phena is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,691, made up of 1,882 males and 1,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.1 hectares hectares.

Phena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phena village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 386.1 hectares
Population 3,691
Male Population 1,882
Female Population 1,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phena compares

By the 2011 count Phena is the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 386.1 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Phena

Phena is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phena as Available within 5 - 10 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 Phena from other places

Phena lies about 37 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 2.3 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 Phena
Nearest railway station Bathnaha 2.3 km
Nearest town Jogbani 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 7.5 km
District headquarters Araria 37 km

Villages closest to Phena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phena village had a population of 3,691. That makes it the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Phena village has 1,882 males and 1,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phena has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Phena covers 386.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phena falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phena is Bathnaha, about 2.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phena.

Phena is about 37 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phena is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 2.3 km away. Jogbani is about 7.1 km away. Forbesganj is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirganj (1.8 km), Amauna (1.9 km) and Bathnaha (2.3 km).

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

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