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About Phokalwa Village

Phokalwa is a small village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 131 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phokalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phokalwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode 814150
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 131
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phokalwa compares

By the 2011 count Phokalwa is the 95th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Phokalwa

Phokalwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phokalwa as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Parwaldih, Pathri, Pawe and Phatepur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Phokalwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Phokalwa village had a population of 274. That makes it the 95th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Phokalwa village has 131 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phokalwa has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Phokalwa is 814150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phokalwa covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phokalwa falls under Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

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

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

Phokalwa is in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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