About Phalgerh Village

Phalgerh is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 144 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phalgerh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalgerh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	22.23 hectares
Population	287
Male Population	144
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Phalgerh compares

By the 2011 count Phalgerh is the 86th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 22.23 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Phalgerh

Phalgerh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phalgerh 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 Phalgerh from other places

Phalgerh lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Phalgerh
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Phalgerh

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 Phalgerh

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalgerh village had a population of 287. That makes it the 86th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Phalgerh village has 144 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalgerh has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Phalgerh is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phalgerh covers 22.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Phalgerh is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Phalgerh.

Phalgerh 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.

Phalgerh is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.9 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.