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About Phihar Village

Phihar is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 237 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phihar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175025
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 237
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phihar compares

By the 2011 count Phihar is the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Phihar

Phihar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phihar as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Morila, Narayan Garh, Paron and Paryal Parli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Phihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Phihar village had a population of 476. That makes it the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Phihar village has 237 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phihar has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Phihar is 175025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phihar covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phihar falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Phihar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phihar.

Phihar is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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