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About Phapsa Village

Phapsa is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 198 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phapsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phapsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722182
Area (hectares) 40.28 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 198
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Phapsa compares

By the 2011 count Phapsa is the 185th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 40.28 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Phapsa

Phapsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phapsa 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. The nearest villages by name are Parulia, Pathan Berya, Pathardiha and Patjuri Agaya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Phapsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Phapsa village had a population of 369. That makes it the 185th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Phapsa village has 198 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phapsa has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Phapsa is 722182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phapsa covers 40.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phapsa falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Phapsa notes the nearest railway station 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 Phapsa.

Phapsa is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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