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About Phoonkiya Village

Phoonkiya is a mid sized village in Sahara tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 419 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phoonkiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phoonkiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Sahara
Pincode 311806
Area (hectares) 431 hectares
Population 840
Male Population 419
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phoonkiya compares

By the 2011 count Phoonkiya is the 39th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Phoonkiya

Phoonkiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phoonkiya as Available within 5 - 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 Phoonkiya from other places

Phoonkiya lies about 60 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Kuanriya, about 9.3 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 Phoonkiya
Nearest railway station Kuanriya 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahara 17 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 22 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 60 km

Villages closest to Phoonkiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phoonkiya village had a population of 840. That makes it the 39th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Phoonkiya village has 419 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phoonkiya has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Phoonkiya is 311806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phoonkiya covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phoonkiya falls under Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Phoonkiya is Kuanriya, about 9.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phoonkiya.

Phoonkiya is about 60 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phoonkiya is in Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district. Kuanriya is about 9.3 km away. Sahara is about 17 km away. Rājsamand is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Negarion Ka Khera (1.5 km), Chhapri (2.9 km) and Gowliya (3.4 km).

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

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