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About Phanel Village

Phanel is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 43 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phanel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phanel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 37.4 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 43
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
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 Phanel compares

By the 2011 count Phanel is the 160th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 37.4 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Phanel

Phanel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phanel 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 Phanel from other places

Phanel lies about 33 km from Shimla. 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 Phanel
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 6.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 33 km

Villages closest to Phanel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phanel village had a population of 81. That makes it the 160th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Phanel village has 43 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phanel has about 884 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 Phanel is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phanel covers 37.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phanel falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Phanel 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 Phanel.

Phanel is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phanel is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 6.2 km away. Shimla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melth (under 2 km), Jangal Mehani (under 2 km) and Nagan (under 2 km).

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

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