# Phena Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Phena

Phena is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,691 people in 736 households**, the 38th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 3,691people (2011)
- 736households
- 47.8%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Phena PIN code and other codes

Phena falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBathnaha
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221615

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Phena from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)35 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Phena?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Phena; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Phena known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 43% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Phena

Of every 100 households in Phena in 2011, 16 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Phena · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**91%

Tap water ****15%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Phena?

■ Phena · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**955

Working population ****42.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 37.8% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 150 (10%) · **■** Marginal 889 (56%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Shahbazpur4,880 people
- Baghmara4,193 people
- Ganj Bhag4,126 people
- Belai4,011 people
- Bokra3,440 people
- Rampur3,386 people
- Basgara3,297 people
- Ghiwba3,225 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phena from Araria?35 km by road
- What is the population of Phena?3,691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phena in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phena?47.8% (Census 2011)