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About Phaked Village

Phaked is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 98 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phaked Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phaked village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 66.48 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 98
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phaked compares

By the 2011 count Phaked is the 72nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 66.48 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Phaked

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

Phaked lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 27 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 Phaked
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 11 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 45 km

Villages closest to Phaked

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phaked village had a population of 194. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Phaked village has 98 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phaked has about 980 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 1070.

The pincode recorded for Phaked is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phaked covers 66.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phaked falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phaked is Jawalamukhi Road, about 27 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 Phaked.

Phaked is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phaked is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 11 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 27 km away. Kangra 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 Jamna (under 2 km), Amred (under 2 km) and Sarab Nati (under 2 km).

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

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