About Phala Village

Phala is a large village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,847, made up of 1,458 males and 1,389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	540.03 hectares
Population	2,847
Male Population	1,458
Female Population	1,389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phala compares

By the 2011 count Phala is the 30th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 540.03 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Phala

Phala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phala as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panighatta, Parla Bari, Parlabari Milik and Patilabhasa. 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.

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Common questions about Phala

As per the Census of India 2011, Phala village had a population of 2,847. That makes it the 30th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Phala village has 1,458 males and 1,389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phala has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Phala is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phala covers 540.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phala falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phala.

Phala is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj 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.