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About Phalain Village

Phalain is one of the larger villages in Chhata tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,562, made up of 6,732 males and 5,830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2140.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phalain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalain village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Chhata
Pincode 281403
Area (hectares) 2140.66 hectares
Population 12,562
Male Population 6,732
Female Population 5,830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phalain compares

By the 2011 count Phalain is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents. Its 2140.66 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Phalain

Phalain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phalain 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phalain from other places

Phalain lies about 38 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Kosi Kalan, about 4.9 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 Phalain
Nearest railway station Kosi Kalan 4.9 km
Nearest town Kosi 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhata 8.9 km
District headquarters Mathura 38 km

Villages closest to Phalain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalain village had a population of 12,562. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents.

Phalain village has 6,732 males and 5,830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalain has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Phalain is 281403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phalain covers 2140.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phalain falls under Chhata tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phalain is Kosi Kalan, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Phalain.

Phalain is about 38 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phalain is in Chhata tehsil of Mathura district. Kosi Kalan is about 4.9 km away. Kosi is about 5.6 km away. Chhata is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barchawali (2.3 km), Mahrauli (2.6 km) and Paigaon (4.1 km).

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

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