About Phala Village

Phala is a large village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,323, made up of 1,185 males and 1,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phala village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Palam
Pincode	431720
Area (hectares)	538.73 hectares
Population	2,323
Male Population	1,185
Female Population	1,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Phala compares

By the 2011 count Phala is the 11th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 538.73 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Phala

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

Phala lies about 29 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, about 16 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 Phala
Tehsil headquarters	Palam	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Mirkhal	16 km
Nearest town	Pūrna	16 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	29 km

Villages closest to Phala

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

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Common questions about Phala

As per the Census of India 2011, Phala village had a population of 2,323. That makes it the 11th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Phala village has 1,185 males and 1,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phala has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Phala is 431720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phala covers 538.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phala falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Phala is Mirkhal, about 16 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 Phala.

Phala is about 29 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phala is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Palam is about 5.3 km away. Mirkhal is about 16 km away. Pūrna is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.