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About Phaisen Village

Phaisen is a mid sized village in Bilkhawthlir tehsil, in the district of Kolasib, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 305 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males.

Phaisen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phaisen village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Kolasib
Tehsil Bilkhawthlir
Population 602
Male Population 305
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phaisen compares

By the 2011 count Phaisen is the 9th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,209 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Phaisen

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

Phaisen lies about 17 km from Kolasib, and the nearest railway station is Manipur Bagan, about 14 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 Phaisen
Nearest railway station Manipur Bagan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilkhawthlir 17 km
District headquarters Kolasib 17 km

Villages closest to Phaisen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phaisen village had a population of 602. That makes it the 9th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,209 residents.

Phaisen village has 305 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phaisen has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Phaisen falls under Bilkhawthlir tehsil of Kolasib district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Phaisen is Manipur Bagan, about 14 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 village for Phaisen.

Phaisen is about 17 km from Kolasib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phaisen is in Bilkhawthlir tehsil of Kolasib district. Manipur Bagan is about 14 km away. Bilkhawthlir is about 17 km away. Kolasib is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are N Chhimluang (4.1 km), S Chhimluang (4.1 km) and Bilkhawthlir (6.4 km).

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

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