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About Pher Village

Pher is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 77 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,299 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176066, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176066
Area (hectares) 52.56 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 77
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,299
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pher compares

By the 2011 count Pher is the 92nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 52.56 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Pher

Pher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pher as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pher from other places

Pher lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Pher
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Talwāra 40 km

Villages closest to Pher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pher village had a population of 177. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Pher village has 77 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pher has about 1299 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Pher is 176066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pher covers 52.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pher falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pher is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 village for Pher.

Pher is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pher is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 6.3 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jol (under 2 km), Gurehr (under 2 km) and Ghalora (under 2 km).

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

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