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About Phatatangar Village

Phatatangar is a mid sized village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 426 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phatatangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phatatangar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tantnagar
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 426
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phatatangar compares

By the 2011 count Phatatangar is the 27th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Phatatangar

Phatatangar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phatatangar as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phatatangar from other places

Phatatangar lies about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Bahalda Road, about 20 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 Phatatangar
Tehsil headquarters Tantnagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Bahalda Road 20 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 21 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 44 km

Villages closest to Phatatangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phatatangar village had a population of 902. That makes it the 27th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Phatatangar village has 426 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phatatangar has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Phatatangar is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phatatangar covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phatatangar falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phatatangar is Bahalda Road, about 20 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phatatangar.

Phatatangar is about 44 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phatatangar is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 12 km away. Bahalda Road is about 20 km away. Rairangpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Pukhuria (1.8 km), Khas Pukhuria (2.5 km) and Cheraipahari (3.1 km).

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

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