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About Fanehal Village

Fanehal is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 199 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fanehal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fanehal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 172.28 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 199
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Fanehal compares

By the 2011 count Fanehal is the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 172.28 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Fanehal

Fanehal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fanehal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fanehal from other places

Fanehal lies about 96 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Fanehal
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 96 km

Villages closest to Fanehal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fanehal village had a population of 400. That makes it the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Fanehal village has 199 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fanehal has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Fanehal is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fanehal covers 172.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fanehal falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Fanehal is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Fanehal.

Fanehal is about 96 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fanehal is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Sandhol is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badohal (under 2 km), Fakdohal (under 2 km) and Kachhali (under 2 km).

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

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