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About Phatren Village

Phatren is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 119 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,277 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phatren Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phatren village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 53.62 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 119
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,277
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phatren compares

By the 2011 count Phatren is the 30th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 53.62 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Phatren

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

Phatren lies about 60 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 3.0 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 Phatren
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 3.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 60 km

Villages closest to Phatren

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Phatren

As per the Census of India 2011, Phatren village had a population of 271. That makes it the 30th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Phatren village has 119 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phatren has about 1277 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Phatren is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phatren covers 53.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phatren falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phatren is Palampur Himachal, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance for Phatren.

Phatren is about 60 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phatren is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Palampur Himachal is about 3.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Lad Bharol is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharon (under 2 km), Bagora (2.9 km) and Rains (3.1 km).

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

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