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About Phainuam Village

Phainuam is a mid sized village in Bilkhawthlir tehsil, in the district of Kolasib, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 868 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796070, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phainuam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phainuam village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Kolasib
Tehsil Bilkhawthlir
Pincode 796070
Population 1,727
Male Population 868
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phainuam compares

By the 2011 count Phainuam is the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,209 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Phainuam

Phainuam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Phainuam as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Meidum, N Chawnpui, N Chhimluang and N Thinglian. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Phainuam

As per the Census of India 2011, Phainuam village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,209 residents.

Phainuam village has 868 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phainuam has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Phainuam is 796070. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phainuam falls under Bilkhawthlir tehsil of Kolasib district in Mizoram.

The census record for Phainuam notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Phainuam.

Phainuam is in Bilkhawthlir tehsil of Kolasib district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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