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About Phango Village

Phango is a large village in Chautham tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,886, made up of 1,500 males and 1,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 851206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phango Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phango village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Chautham
Pincode 851206
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 2,886
Male Population 1,500
Female Population 1,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Phango compares

By the 2011 count Phango is the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Phango

Phango is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phango as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phango from other places

Phango lies about 21 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Fungo Halt, about 3.4 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 Phango
Nearest railway station Fungo Halt 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chautham 8.2 km
District headquarters Khagaria 21 km

Villages closest to Phango

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phango village had a population of 2,886. That makes it the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents.

Phango village has 1,500 males and 1,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phango has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Phango is 851206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phango covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phango falls under Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phango is Fungo Halt, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Phango is about 21 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phango is in Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district. Fungo Halt is about 3.4 km away. Chautham is about 8.2 km away. Khagaria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buchcha (under 2 km), Singhar Sanwa (1.9 km) and Sar Sawa (2.4 km).

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

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