About Pahlam Village

Pahlam is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 194 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahlam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahlam village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176208
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	406
Male Population	194
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahlam compares

By the 2011 count Pahlam is the 56th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Pahlam

Pahlam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahlam 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pahlam from other places

Pahlam lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 23 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 Pahlam
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	9.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	17 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Pahlam

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

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Common questions about Pahlam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahlam village had a population of 406. That makes it the 56th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Pahlam village has 194 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahlam has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Pahlam is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahlam covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pahlam falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pahlam is Jawanwala Shahr, about 23 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 village for Pahlam.

Pahlam 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.

Pahlam is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.