About Phakuli Village

Phakuli is one of the larger villages in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,122, made up of 3,181 males and 2,941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares.

Phakuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phakuli village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Chapra
Area (hectares)	299 hectares
Population	6,122
Male Population	3,181
Female Population	2,941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phakuli compares

By the 2011 count Phakuli is the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 20 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 897.

Getting to Phakuli

Phakuli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phakuli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Phakuli from other places

Phakuli lies about 28 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Teknewas, about 2.4 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 Phakuli
Nearest railway station	Teknewas	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chapra	5.9 km
Nearest town	Chāpra	5.9 km
District headquarters	Saran	28 km

Villages closest to Phakuli

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

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Common questions about Phakuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Phakuli village had a population of 6,122. That makes it the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Phakuli village has 3,181 males and 2,941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phakuli has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Phakuli covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phakuli falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phakuli is Teknewas, about 2.4 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 village for Phakuli.

Phakuli is about 28 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phakuli is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Teknewas is about 2.4 km away. Chapra is about 5.9 km away. Chāpra is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.