About Franali Village

Franali is a large village in Ani tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,688, made up of 1,886 males and 1,802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Franali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Franali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Ani
Pincode	172026
Area (hectares)	507 hectares
Population	3,688
Male Population	1,886
Female Population	1,802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Franali compares

By the 2011 count Franali is the 6th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Franali

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

Franali lies about 57 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 48 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 Franali
Tehsil headquarters	Ani	8.5 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	45 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	48 km
District headquarters	Kullu	57 km

Villages closest to Franali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Franali village had a population of 3,688. That makes it the 6th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents.

Franali village has 1,886 males and 1,802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Franali has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Franali is 172026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Franali covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Franali falls under Ani tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Franali is Shimla, about 48 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 Franali.

Franali is about 57 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Franali is in Ani tehsil of Kullu district. Ani is about 8.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 45 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.