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About Pholai Village

Pholai is a mid sized village in Keshoraipatan tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 478 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pholai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pholai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Keshoraipatan
Pincode 323803
Area (hectares) 362 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 478
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pholai compares

By the 2011 count Pholai is the 43rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pholai

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

Pholai lies about 32 km from Bundi, and the nearest railway station is Kapren, about 18 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 Pholai
Nearest railway station Kapren 18 km
Nearest town Kāpren 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshoraipatan 27 km
District headquarters Bundi 32 km

Villages closest to Pholai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pholai village had a population of 900. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Pholai village has 478 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pholai has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Pholai is 323803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pholai covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pholai falls under Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pholai is Kapren, about 18 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 Pholai.

Pholai is about 32 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pholai is in Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district. Kapren is about 18 km away. Kāpren is about 20 km away. Keshoraipatan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahooriya (1.6 km), Gendoli Kalan (2.9 km) and Kuwagaon (3.0 km).

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

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