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About Phajeer Village

Phajeer is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,550, made up of 3,288 males and 3,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1285.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574199, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phajeer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phajeer village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574199
Area (hectares) 1285.17 hectares
Population 6,550
Male Population 3,288
Female Population 3,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phajeer compares

By the 2011 count Phajeer is the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 1285.17 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Phajeer

Phajeer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phajeer as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Netlamudnur, Panjikal, Peraje and Perne. 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 Phajeer

As per the Census of India 2011, Phajeer village had a population of 6,550. That makes it the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Phajeer village has 3,288 males and 3,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phajeer has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Phajeer is 574199. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phajeer covers 1285.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phajeer falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Phajeer notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Phajeer.

Phajeer is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada 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 Phajeer today is likely to be higher.

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