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About Phuibhanga Village

Phuibhanga is a large village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,657, made up of 1,385 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phuibhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuibhanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 252.48 hectares
Population 2,657
Male Population 1,385
Female Population 1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Phuibhanga compares

By the 2011 count Phuibhanga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 252.48 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Phuibhanga

Phuibhanga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Phuibhanga 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phuibhanga from other places

Phuibhanga lies about 31 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 16 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 Phuibhanga
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 16 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 31 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 31 km

Villages closest to Phuibhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuibhanga village had a population of 2,657. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Phuibhanga village has 1,385 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuibhanga has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Phuibhanga is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phuibhanga covers 252.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phuibhanga falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phuibhanga is Tinpahar Junction, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Phuibhanga is about 31 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuibhanga is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 16 km away. Rājmahal is about 26 km away. Barhait is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Logai (under 2 km), Bhadodih (1.5 km) and Khejurkhal (2.1 km).

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

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