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About Phungi Village

Phungi is a small village in Udaypur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 136 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phungi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phungi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Udaypur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 413 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 136
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phungi compares

By the 2011 count Phungi is the 78th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 907 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Phungi

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

Phungi lies about 34 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 33 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 Phungi
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaypur 34 km
District headquarters Surguja 34 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 34 km

Villages closest to Phungi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phungi village had a population of 270. That makes it the 78th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 907 residents.

Phungi village has 136 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phungi has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Phungi is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phungi covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phungi falls under Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Phungi is Ambikapur, about 33 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phungi.

Phungi is about 34 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phungi is in Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district. Ambikapur is about 33 km away. Udaypur is about 34 km away. Surguja is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (2.2 km), Mohanpur (4.1 km) and Udaipur (4.4 km).

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

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