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About Phulel Village

Phulel is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 7 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phulel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phulel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 67.22 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 7
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phulel compares

By the 2011 count Phulel is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 67.22 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Phulel

Phulel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phulel as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Phulel from other places

Phulel lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 12 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 Phulel
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Talara 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Phulel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phulel village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Phulel village has 7 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phulel has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Phulel is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phulel covers 67.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phulel falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phulel is Talara, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Phulel.

Phulel is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phulel is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 10 km away. Talara is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kappahri (under 2 km), Nagrota (under 2 km) and Salkoh (1.8 km).

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

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