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About Phoosod Village

Phoosod is a mid sized village in Pipalda tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 319 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1325.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phoosod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phoosod village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Pipalda
Pincode 325004
Area (hectares) 1325.98 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 319
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
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 Phoosod compares

By the 2011 count Phoosod is the 91st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. Its 1325.98 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Phoosod

Phoosod is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phoosod 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phoosod from other places

Phoosod lies about 80 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 23 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 Phoosod
Tehsil headquarters Pipalda 4.7 km
Nearest town Sheopur 22 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 23 km
District headquarters Kota 80 km

Villages closest to Phoosod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phoosod village had a population of 589. That makes it the 91st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Phoosod village has 319 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phoosod has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Phoosod is 325004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phoosod covers 1325.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phoosod falls under Pipalda tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Phoosod is Sheopur Kalan, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phoosod.

Phoosod is about 80 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phoosod is in Pipalda tehsil of Kota district. Pipalda is about 4.7 km away. Sheopur is about 22 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marjhana (2.6 km), Rohli (2.7 km) and Dungarli (3.4 km).

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

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