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About Phapsi Village

Phapsi is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 559 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phapsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phapsi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766036
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 559
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phapsi compares

By the 2011 count Phapsi is the 38th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Phapsi

Phapsi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phapsi as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Nuapada, Padampur, Paikapada and Palana. 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 Phapsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Phapsi village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 38th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Phapsi village has 559 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phapsi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Phapsi is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phapsi covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phapsi falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Phapsi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phapsi.

Phapsi is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Phapsi today is likely to be higher.

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