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About Phuta Kuwan Village

Phuta Kuwan is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 464 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.77 hectares hectares.

Phuta Kuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phuta Kuwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 132.77 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 464
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phuta Kuwan compares

By the 2011 count Phuta Kuwan is the 248th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 132.77 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Phuta Kuwan

Phuta Kuwan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Phuta Kuwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Phuta Kuwan from other places

Phuta Kuwan lies about 27 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nigohi, about 11 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 Phuta Kuwan
Nearest railway station Nigohi 11 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 27 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 27 km

Villages closest to Phuta Kuwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Powayan 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 Phuta Kuwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Phuta Kuwan village had a population of 889. That makes it the 248th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Phuta Kuwan village has 464 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phuta Kuwan has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Phuta Kuwan covers 132.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phuta Kuwan falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phuta Kuwan is Nigohi, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phuta Kuwan.

Phuta Kuwan is about 27 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phuta Kuwan is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Nigohi is about 11 km away. Pawāyan is about 12 km away. Powayan 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 Nagaria Buzurg (under 2 km), Rath (under 2 km) and Sahora (2.1 km).

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

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