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About Phogla Village

Phogla is a mid sized village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 258 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phogla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phogla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 258
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phogla compares

By the 2011 count Phogla is the 18th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Phogla

Phogla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phogla 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 Nadal, Naini Khad Jarei, Panjola and Parchor. 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 Phogla

As per the Census of India 2011, Phogla village had a population of 528. That makes it the 18th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Phogla village has 258 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phogla has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Phogla is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phogla covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phogla falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Phogla 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 Phogla.

Phogla is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba 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 Phogla today is likely to be higher.

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