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About Phainuam Village

Phainuam is a small village in West Bunghmun tehsil, in the district of Lunglei, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 99 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males.

Phainuam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phainuam village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Lunglei
Tehsil West Bunghmun
Population 187
Male Population 99
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 29th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 538 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

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 Mar S, Mauzam, New Belkhai and New Khawlek. 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 187. That makes it the 29th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 538 residents.

Phainuam village has 99 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phainuam has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Phainuam falls under West Bunghmun tehsil of Lunglei 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 West Bunghmun tehsil of Lunglei 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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