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About Phakuli Village

Phakuli is a mid sized village in Panapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,780, made up of 917 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phakuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phakuli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Panapur
Pincode 841433
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 1,780
Male Population 917
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phakuli compares

By the 2011 count Phakuli is the 23rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Phakuli

The census records public bus service for Phakuli as Available within <5 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 <5 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 131 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 7.6 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 Kumahu 7.6 km
Nearest town Sasarām 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Panapur 31 km
District headquarters Saran 131 km

Villages closest to Phakuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phakuli village had a population of 1,780. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents.

Phakuli village has 917 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phakuli has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Phakuli is 841433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phakuli covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phakuli falls under Panapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phakuli is Kumahu, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phakuli.

Phakuli is about 131 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 Panapur tehsil of Saran district. Kumahu is about 7.6 km away. Sasarām is about 18 km away. Panapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semri (8.2 km), Maria (12 km) and Basahiya (12 km).

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

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