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About Phura Village

Phura is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 51 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175139
Area (hectares) 14.12 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 51
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phura compares

By the 2011 count Phura is the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 14.12 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Phura

Phura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Phura from other places

Phura lies about 19 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 65 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 Phura
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 22 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 65 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 69 km

Villages closest to Phura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phura village had a population of 98. That makes it the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Phura village has 51 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phura has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Phura is 175139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phura covers 14.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phura falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phura is Zero Point, about 65 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 10+ km distance for Phura.

Phura is about 19 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phura is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Lahul and Spiti is about 19 km away. Udaipur is about 22 km away. Zero Point is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galing (under 2 km), Jahlma (under 2 km) and Jasrath (1.6 km).

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

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