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About Phaga Village

Phaga is one of the larger villages in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,502, made up of 3,417 males and 3,085 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1241 hectares hectares.

Phaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phaga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Bausi
Area (hectares) 1241 hectares
Population 6,502
Male Population 3,417
Female Population 3,085
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phaga compares

By the 2011 count Phaga is the 6th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 1241 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Phaga

Phaga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phaga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nath Than, Nayagaon, Nima and Nimkokita. 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 Phaga

As per the Census of India 2011, Phaga village had a population of 6,502. That makes it the 6th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Phaga village has 3,417 males and 3,085 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phaga has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Phaga covers 1241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phaga falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Phaga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Phaga is in Bausi tehsil of Banka 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 Phaga today is likely to be higher.

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