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About Phandka Village

Phandka is a small village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 129 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435.49 hectares hectares.

Phandka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phandka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 435.49 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 129
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phandka compares

By the 2011 count Phandka is the 135th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 435.49 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Phandka

Phandka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phandka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Phandka from other places

Phandka lies about 27 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Ghoradongri, about 13 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 Phandka
Nearest town Sārni 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghoradongri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 13 km
District headquarters Betul 27 km

Villages closest to Phandka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Phandka

As per the Census of India 2011, Phandka village had a population of 279. That makes it the 135th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Phandka village has 129 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phandka has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Phandka covers 435.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phandka falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phandka is Ghoradongri, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Phandka.

Phandka is about 27 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phandka is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Sārni is about 8.5 km away. Ghoradongri is about 13 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangwa (1.6 km), Mathni (1.8 km) and Jajbodi (2.5 km).

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

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