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About Phandar Village

Phandar is a mid sized village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,022, made up of 530 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phandar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 206.53 hectares
Population 1,022
Male Population 530
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phandar compares

By the 2011 count Phandar is the 45th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 206.53 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Phandar

Phandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phandar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panchyar, Parula, Parulia and Pathandiha. 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 Phandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Phandar village had a population of 1,022. That makes it the 45th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Phandar village has 530 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phandar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Phandar is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phandar covers 206.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phandar falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Phandar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Phandar is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Phandar today is likely to be higher.

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