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About Phata Village

Phata is a small village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 218 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.31 hectares hectares.

Phata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phata village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 330.31 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 218
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phata compares

By the 2011 count Phata is the 123rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 330.31 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 954.

Getting to Phata

Phata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phata as Available within <5 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 Phata from other places

Phata lies about 40 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Basmat, about 6.5 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 Phata
Nearest railway station Basmat 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 7.2 km
District headquarters Hingoli 40 km

Villages closest to Phata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phata village had a population of 439. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Phata village has 218 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phata has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Phata covers 330.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phata falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Phata is Basmat, about 6.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phata.

Phata is about 40 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phata is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Basmat is about 6.5 km away. Basmath is about 7.2 km away. Hingoli is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akoli (1.5 km), Rodga (1.9 km) and Khandegaon (1.9 km).

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

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