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About Phophare Village

Phophare is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 953 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1270.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phophare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phophare village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424004
Area (hectares) 1270.02 hectares
Population 1,952
Male Population 953
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phophare compares

By the 2011 count Phophare is the 69th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 1270.02 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 987.

Getting to Phophare

Phophare is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phophare 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 Phophare from other places

Phophare 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 Phophare
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 20 km
Nearest railway station Tisi 25 km
District headquarters Dhule 49 km

Villages closest to Phophare

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 Phophare

As per the Census of India 2011, Phophare village had a population of 1,952. That makes it the 69th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Phophare village has 953 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phophare has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Phophare is 424004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phophare covers 1270.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phophare falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Phophare 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 Phophare.

Phophare 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.

Phophare 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 Phophade (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 Phophare today is likely to be higher.

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