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About Phanas Nagar Village

Phanas Nagar is a mid sized village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 531 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phanas Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phanas Nagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Pincode 416602
Area (hectares) 179.05 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 531
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phanas Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Phanas Nagar is the 36th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 179.05 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Phanas Nagar

Phanas Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phanas Nagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Phanas Nagar from other places

Phanas Nagar lies about 43 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 1.6 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 Phanas Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Kankavli under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 1.6 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 42 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 43 km

Villages closest to Phanas Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kankavli 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 Phanas Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Phanas Nagar village had a population of 1,097. That makes it the 36th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Phanas Nagar village has 531 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phanas Nagar has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Phanas Nagar is 416602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phanas Nagar covers 179.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phanas Nagar falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Phanas Nagar is Kankavali, about 1.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Phanas Nagar.

Phanas Nagar is about 43 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phanas Nagar is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavli is about under 2 km away. Kankavali is about 1.6 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nehru Nagar (under 2 km), Janavali (under 2 km) and Bidwadi (under 2 km).

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

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