About Phuphundi Village

Phuphundi is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 638 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuphundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuphundi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815316
Area (hectares)	252.64 hectares
Population	1,271
Male Population	638
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Phuphundi compares

By the 2011 count Phuphundi is the 26th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 252.64 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Phuphundi

Phuphundi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phuphundi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phuphundi from other places

Phuphundi lies about 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 11 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 Phuphundi
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kawar	11 km
District headquarters	Giridih	15 km

Villages closest to Phuphundi

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.

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Common questions about Phuphundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuphundi village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 26th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Phuphundi village has 638 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuphundi has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Phuphundi is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuphundi covers 252.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phuphundi falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phuphundi is Kawar, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Phuphundi 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.

Phuphundi is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 9.8 km away. Kawar is about 11 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.