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About Phaphna Village

Phaphna is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 57 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phaphna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phaphna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 57
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phaphna compares

By the 2011 count Phaphna is the 114th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Phaphna

Phaphna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phaphna as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Paltu, Pandar, Parala and Parali. 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 Phaphna

As per the Census of India 2011, Phaphna village had a population of 107. That makes it the 114th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Phaphna village has 57 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phaphna has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Phaphna is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phaphna covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phaphna falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Phaphna notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Phaphna.

Phaphna is in Nihri 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 Phaphna today is likely to be higher.

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