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About Phuhia Village

Phuhia is a large village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,338, made up of 1,197 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.4 hectares hectares.

Phuhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Area (hectares) 66.4 hectares
Population 2,338
Male Population 1,197
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phuhia compares

By the 2011 count Phuhia is the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 66.4 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Phuhia

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

Phuhia lies about 59 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 8.2 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 Phuhia
Nearest railway station Bithan 8.2 km
Nearest town Bakhri 18 km
District headquarters Samastipur 59 km

Villages closest to Phuhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuhia village had a population of 2,338. That makes it the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Phuhia village has 1,197 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuhia 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.

Phuhia covers 66.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phuhia falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phuhia is Bithan, about 8.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phuhia.

Phuhia is about 59 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuhia is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 8.2 km away. Bakhri is about 18 km away. Samastipur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaha Chandan (under 2 km), Sukhasan (1.6 km) and Jagmohra (1.6 km).

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

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