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About Phalai Village

Phalai is a mid sized village in Akrani tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,212, made up of 636 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akrani
Pincode 425432
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 1,212
Male Population 636
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phalai compares

By the 2011 count Phalai is the 60th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Phalai

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

Phalai lies about 8.0 km from Akrani, and the nearest railway station is Nandurbar, about 7.1 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 Phalai
Nearest railway station Nandurbar 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Akrani 8.0 km

Villages closest to Phalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalai village had a population of 1,212. That makes it the 60th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Phalai village has 636 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalai has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Phalai is 425432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phalai covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phalai falls under Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Phalai is Nandurbar, about 7.1 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 Phalai.

Phalai is about 8.0 km from Akrani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phalai is in Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district. Nandurbar is about 7.1 km away. Akrani is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kela Bk (5.1 km), Mokh Bk (5.1 km) and Son Bk (5.1 km).

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

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