# Phophsa Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Phophsa

Phophsa is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 261 households**, the 66th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,152people (2011)
- 261households
- 86.9%literacy
- 1,083females per 1,000 males

## Phophsa PIN code and other codes

Phophsa falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498540

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

## How far is Phophsa from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)74 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)9 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 Phophsa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Phophsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Swadra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Phophsa known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 68% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Phophsa

Of every 100 households in Phophsa in 2011, 87 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phophsa · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**25%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Phophsa?

■ Phophsa · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**987

Working population ****64.8%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 77.9% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 515 (69%)

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 Lanji

- Dorli1,233 people
- Awa1,199 people
- Watekasa1,191 people
- Benegaon1,188 people
- Siregaon1,137 people
- Khajari1,132 people
- Bomhanwada1,094 people
- Bhursadongari1,061 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phophsa from Balaghat?74 km by road
- What is the population of Phophsa?1,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phophsa in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Phophsa?86.9% (Census 2011)