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About Phakalpura Village

Phakalpura is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 234 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phakalpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phakalpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841420
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 234
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phakalpura compares

By the 2011 count Phakalpura is the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Phakalpura

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

Phakalpura lies about 43 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about 2.5 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 Phakalpura
Nearest railway station Katalpur Halt 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 7.4 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 43 km

Villages closest to Phakalpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phakalpura village had a population of 475. That makes it the 70th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Phakalpura village has 234 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phakalpura has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Phakalpura is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phakalpura covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phakalpura falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phakalpura is Katalpur Halt, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phakalpura.

Phakalpura is about 43 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phakalpura is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Katalpur Halt is about 2.5 km away. Baikunthpur is about 7.4 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katalpura (1.7 km), Jagdispur (1.8 km) and Basaha (2.3 km).

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

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