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About Phagundah Village

Phagundah is a large village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,243, made up of 1,092 males and 1,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phagundah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phagundah village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 532.94 hectares
Population 2,243
Male Population 1,092
Female Population 1,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phagundah compares

By the 2011 count Phagundah is the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 532.94 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Phagundah

Phagundah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phagundah as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Phagundah from other places

Phagundah lies about 57 km from Durg. 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 Phagundah
Nearest town Dhamtari 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 8.8 km
District headquarters Durg 57 km

Villages closest to Phagundah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phagundah village had a population of 2,243. That makes it the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Phagundah village has 1,092 males and 1,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phagundah has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Phagundah is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phagundah covers 532.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phagundah falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Phagundah notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phagundah.

Phagundah is about 57 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phagundah is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Dhamtari is about 7.6 km away. Gurur is about 8.8 km away. Durg is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usarwara (2.2 km), Sarbada (2.7 km) and Perpar (2.8 km).

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

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