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About Phinu Village

Phinu is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 56 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phinu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phinu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 56
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phinu compares

By the 2011 count Phinu is the 233rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Phinu

Phinu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phinu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Phinu from other places

Phinu lies about 54 km from Mandi. 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 Phinu
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 54 km

Villages closest to Phinu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phinu village had a population of 112. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Phinu village has 56 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phinu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Phinu is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phinu covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phinu falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phinu.

Phinu is about 54 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phinu is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Mandi is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takrola (under 2 km), Katol (under 2 km) and Balahni (under 2 km).

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

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