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About Phagrog Village

Phagrog is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 104 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phagrog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phagrog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 43.93 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 104
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phagrog compares

By the 2011 count Phagrog is the 98th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 43.93 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Phagrog

Phagrog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phagrog as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phagrog from other places

Phagrog lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 56 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Phagrog
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 22 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 56 km

Villages closest to Phagrog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saluni tehsil.

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 Phagrog

As per the Census of India 2011, Phagrog village had a population of 217. That makes it the 98th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Phagrog village has 104 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phagrog has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Phagrog is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phagrog covers 43.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phagrog falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phagrog is Nurpur Road, about 56 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phagrog.

Phagrog is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phagrog is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagail (under 2 km), Banjwar (under 2 km) and Barwari (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Phagrog today is likely to be higher.

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