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About Phumlou Village

Phumlou is a large village in Lamshang tehsil, in the district of Imphal West, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,138, made up of 1,086 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phumlou Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phumlou village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Imphal West
Tehsil Lamshang
Pincode 795146
Area (hectares) 432.49 hectares
Population 2,138
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phumlou compares

By the 2011 count Phumlou is the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 432.49 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Phumlou

Phumlou is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phumlou as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Phumlou from other places

Phumlou lies about 10 km from Imphal West, and the nearest railway station is Phayeng, about 7.3 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 Phumlou
Tehsil headquarters Lamshang 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Phayeng 7.3 km
District headquarters Imphal West 10 km
Nearest town Imphal 12 km

Villages closest to Phumlou

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phumlou village had a population of 2,138. That makes it the 10th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Phumlou village has 1,086 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phumlou has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Phumlou is 795146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phumlou covers 432.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phumlou falls under Lamshang tehsil of Imphal West district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Phumlou is Phayeng, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phumlou.

Phumlou is about 10 km from Imphal West in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phumlou is in Lamshang tehsil of Imphal West district. Lamshang is about 7.2 km away. Phayeng is about 7.3 km away. Imphal West is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loitang Khunou (under 2 km), Mayang Langjing (2.4 km) and Senjam Khunou (2.4 km).

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

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