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About Pharian Village

Pharian is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 448 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 60.85 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 448
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pharian compares

By the 2011 count Pharian is the 30th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 60.85 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Pharian

Pharian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pharian 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pharian from other places

Pharian lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 1.5 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 Pharian
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 1.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Pharian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharian village had a population of 914. That makes it the 30th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Pharian village has 448 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharian has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Pharian is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharian covers 60.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pharian falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pharian is Jawanwala Shahr, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pharian.

Pharian is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharian is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 1.5 km away. Jawali is about 1.8 km away. Talwāra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thangar (under 2 km), Dhan (under 2 km) and Patan (under 2 km).

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

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