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About Phalpura Village

Phalpura is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 801 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Phalpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,661
Male Population 801
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phalpura compares

By the 2011 count Phalpura is the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Phalpura

Phalpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phalpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Phalpura from other places

Phalpura lies about 26 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 4.4 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 Phalpura
Nearest railway station Chainwa 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 7.5 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 7.5 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Phalpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalpura village had a population of 1,661. That makes it the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Phalpura village has 801 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalpura has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Phalpura covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phalpura falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Phalpura is Chainwa, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Phalpura.

Phalpura is about 26 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phalpura is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 4.4 km away. Maharajganj is about 7.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahia Tola (under 2 km), Lerua (2.0 km) and Higauli (2.1 km).

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

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