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About Phataha Village

Phataha is a large village in Thawe tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,194, made up of 2,217 males and 1,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Phataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phataha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Thawe
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 4,194
Male Population 2,217
Female Population 1,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Phataha compares

By the 2011 count Phataha is the 9th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Phataha

Phataha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phataha 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 Phataha from other places

Phataha lies about 18 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Manjhagarh, about 16 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 Phataha
Nearest town Areraj 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Manjhagarh 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Thawe 23 km

Villages closest to Phataha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phataha village had a population of 4,194. That makes it the 9th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Phataha village has 2,217 males and 1,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phataha has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Phataha covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phataha falls under Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phataha is Manjhagarh, about 16 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 Phataha.

Phataha is about 18 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phataha is in Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district. Areraj is about 8.2 km away. Manjhagarh is about 16 km away. Gopalganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajadhar Tola (5.0 km), Uchhahal Tola (5.0 km) and Bagaha Nizamat (8.7 km).

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

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