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About Phatahl Village

Phatahl is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 11 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phatahl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phatahl village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177042
Area (hectares) 14.77 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 11
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phatahl compares

By the 2011 count Phatahl is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 14.77 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Phatahl

Phatahl is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phatahl as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Phatahl from other places

Phatahl lies about 12 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 Phatahl
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 9.5 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 32 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Phatahl

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun 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 Phatahl

As per the Census of India 2011, Phatahl village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Phatahl village has 11 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phatahl has about 636 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Phatahl is 177042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phatahl covers 14.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phatahl falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phatahl is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phatahl.

Phatahl is about 12 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phatahl is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 9.5 km away. Hamirpur is about 12 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjhot (under 2 km), Beha (under 2 km) and Ratial (under 2 km).

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

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