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About Phophlya Village

Phophlya is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 126 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.81 hectares hectares.

Phophlya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phophlya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 478.81 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 126
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phophlya compares

By the 2011 count Phophlya is the 108th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 478.81 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Phophlya

Phophlya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Phophlya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phophlya from other places

Phophlya lies about 43 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Dhodramohar, about 29 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 Phophlya
Nearest railway station Dhodramohar 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 30 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 34 km
District headquarters Betul 43 km

Villages closest to Phophlya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phophlya village had a population of 236. That makes it the 108th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Phophlya village has 126 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phophlya has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Phophlya covers 478.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phophlya falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phophlya is Dhodramohar, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phophlya.

Phophlya is about 43 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phophlya is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Dhodramohar is about 29 km away. Shahpur is about 30 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamnya (1.8 km), Pandajhiri (2.6 km) and Chaksangwani (2.7 km).

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

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