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About Phophade Village

Phophade is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 405 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1541 hectares hectares.

Phophade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phophade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 1541 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 405
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phophade compares

By the 2011 count Phophade is the 177th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 1541 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Phophade

Phophade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phophade 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phophade from other places

Phophade lies about 49 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Tisi, about 25 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 Phophade
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 20 km
Nearest railway station Tisi 25 km
District headquarters Dhule 49 km

Villages closest to Phophade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phophade village had a population of 798. That makes it the 177th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Phophade village has 405 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phophade has about 970 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 987.

Phophade covers 1541 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.

Phophade falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Phophade is Tisi, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phophade.

Phophade is about 49 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phophade is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 20 km away. Tisi is about 25 km away. Dhule is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phophare (under 2 km), Ubharandi (3.3 km) and Dusane (4.1 km).

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

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