# Phanhan Village, Kishanganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura 

# Phanhan

Phanhan is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,062 people in 816 households**, the 16th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 5,062people (2011)
- 816households
- 37.2%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Phanhan PIN code and other codes

Phanhan falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRahata Fanhan
- Community development blockKishanganj
- Census village code226123

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

## How far is Phanhan from nearby towns?

- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)35 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)35 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 Phanhan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Phanhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Udakishanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Phanhan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Phanhan

Of every 100 households in Phanhan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phanhan · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****43%**

**35%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Phanhan?

■ Phanhan · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.2%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**941

Working population ****39.4%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.2% for men and 26.9% for women. 44% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 759 (38%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (1%) · **■** Marginal 989 (50%)

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 Kishanganj

- Jotaili5,760 people
- Haraili5,493 people
- Ruhua urf Harpur Hingo5,300 people
- Biri Ranpal5,235 people
- Singarpur4,968 people
- Kumarpur4,846 people
- Pariharpur4,720 people
- Barateni4,676 people

[All 44 villages in Kishanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phanhan from Madhepura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Phanhan?5,062 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phanhan in?Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phanhan?37.2% (Census 2011)