About Phophsa Village

Phophsa is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 553 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.07 hectares hectares.

Phophsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phophsa village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Lanji
Area (hectares)	295.07 hectares
Population	1,152
Male Population	553
Female Population	599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,083
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phophsa compares

By the 2011 count Phophsa is the 63rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 295.07 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Phophsa

Phophsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phophsa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phophsa from other places

Phophsa lies about 51 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 15 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 Phophsa
Tehsil headquarters	Lanji	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Amgaon	15 km
Nearest town	Gondiā	31 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	51 km

Villages closest to Phophsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phophsa village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Phophsa village has 553 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phophsa has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Phophsa covers 295.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phophsa falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phophsa is Amgaon, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phophsa.

Phophsa is about 51 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phophsa is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 8.3 km away. Amgaon is about 15 km away. Gondiā is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.