About Pharach Village

Pharach is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 48 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharach village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	46.01 hectares
Population	86
Male Population	48
Female Population	38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	792
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharach compares

By the 2011 count Pharach is the 123rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 46.01 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 945.

Getting to Pharach

Pharach is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pharach as Available within village. 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 Pharach from other places

Pharach lies about 42 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Pharach
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	40 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Pharach

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

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Common questions about Pharach

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharach village had a population of 86. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Pharach village has 48 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharach has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Pharach is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharach covers 46.01 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.

Pharach falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pharach is Salogra, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pharach.

Pharach is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharach is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 4.1 km away. Salogra is about 40 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.