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About Phucho Village

Phucho is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 366 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phucho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phucho village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 366
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phucho compares

By the 2011 count Phucho is the 75th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Phucho

The census records public bus service for Phucho as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phucho from other places

Phucho lies about 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.2 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 Phucho
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 8.2 km
District headquarters Giridih 15 km

Villages closest to Phucho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phucho village had a population of 702. That makes it the 75th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Phucho village has 366 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phucho has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Phucho is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phucho covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phucho falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phucho is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phucho.

Phucho is about 15 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phucho is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 5.2 km away. Bengabad is about 8.2 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sobrajpur (under 2 km), Dubrajpur (1.6 km) and Bucha Nawadih (1.7 km).

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

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