About Phaphdar Village

Phaphdar is a mid sized village in Chaugain tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,662, made up of 830 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phaphdar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phaphdar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Chaugain
Pincode	802115
Area (hectares)	364 hectares
Population	1,662
Male Population	830
Female Population	832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Phaphdar compares

By the 2011 count Phaphdar is the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Phaphdar

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

Phaphdar lies about 31 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 9.9 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 Phaphdar
Tehsil headquarters	Chaugain	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	9.9 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	31 km

Villages closest to Phaphdar

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

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Common questions about Phaphdar

As per the Census of India 2011, Phaphdar village had a population of 1,662. That makes it the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Phaphdar village has 830 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phaphdar has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Phaphdar is 802115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phaphdar covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phaphdar falls under Chaugain tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phaphdar is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 9.9 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 Phaphdar.

Phaphdar is about 31 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phaphdar is in Chaugain tehsil of Buxar district. Chaugain is about 4.0 km away. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 9.9 km away. Dumraon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.