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About Fraj Village

Fraj is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 82 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 768 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fraj village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 82
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 768
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 Fraj compares

By the 2011 count Fraj is the 110th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Fraj

Fraj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Fraj 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 Fraj from other places

Fraj lies about 6.7 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Fraj
District headquarters Mandi 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 22 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 40 km

Villages closest to Fraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fraj village had a population of 145. That makes it the 110th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Fraj village has 82 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fraj has about 768 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Fraj is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fraj covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fraj falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Fraj is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Fraj.

Fraj is about 6.7 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fraj is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 6.7 km away. Thunag is about 22 km away. Buffer Stop is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janerh (7.1 km), Kandha (10 km) and Surah (11 km).

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

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