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About Phooldih Village

Phooldih is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 851 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phooldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phooldih village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272129
Area (hectares) 109.33 hectares
Population 1,643
Male Population 851
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Phooldih compares

By the 2011 count Phooldih is the 87th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 109.33 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Phooldih

Phooldih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phooldih 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 Phooldih from other places

Phooldih lies about 37 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, 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 Phooldih
Nearest town Mehndāwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 24 km
District headquarters Basti 37 km

Villages closest to Phooldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phooldih village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 87th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Phooldih village has 851 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phooldih has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Phooldih is 272129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phooldih covers 109.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phooldih falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phooldih is Uska Bazar, 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 Phooldih.

Phooldih is about 37 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phooldih is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 15 km away. Uska Bazar is about 23 km away. Harraiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amin Dih (under 2 km), Arjundiha (under 2 km) and Bagdih Kuwar (under 2 km).

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

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