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About Phatamari Village

Phatamari is a small village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 139 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.8 hectares hectares.

Phatamari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phatamari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Thakurganj
Area (hectares) 40.8 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 139
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phatamari compares

By the 2011 count Phatamari is the 82nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 40.8 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Phatamari

Phatamari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phatamari as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phatamari from other places

Phatamari lies about 35 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Thakurganj, about 6.8 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 Phatamari
Nearest railway station Thakurganj 6.8 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 35 km

Villages closest to Phatamari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phatamari village had a population of 291. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Phatamari village has 139 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phatamari has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Phatamari covers 40.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phatamari falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phatamari is Thakurganj, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Phatamari is about 35 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phatamari is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Thakurganj is about 6.8 km away. Islāmpur is about 19 km away. Kishanganj is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gilhabari (8.2 km), Rajagaon (9.3 km) and Rajagaon Milik (9.3 km).

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

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