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About Phuphgaon Village

Phuphgaon is a mid sized village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 313 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuphgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuphgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 437.1 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 313
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phuphgaon compares

By the 2011 count Phuphgaon is the 30th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 437.1 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Phuphgaon

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

Phuphgaon lies about 23 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Phuphgaon
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 19 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 23 km
Nearest town Kānker 26 km

Villages closest to Phuphgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuphgaon village had a population of 580. That makes it the 30th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Phuphgaon village has 313 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuphgaon has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Phuphgaon is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuphgaon covers 437.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phuphgaon falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Phuphgaon 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 5 - 10 km distance for Phuphgaon.

Phuphgaon is about 23 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuphgaon is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 19 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 23 km away. Kānker is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amabeda (1.9 km), Kurutola (2.0 km) and Nagarbeda (2.2 km).

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

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