About Pharal Village

Pharal is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 237 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172029
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	475
Male Population	237
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharal compares

By the 2011 count Pharal is the 20th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pharal

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

Pharal 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 Pharal
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	3.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	33 km

Villages closest to Pharal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharal village had a population of 475. That makes it the 20th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Pharal village has 237 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharal has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pharal is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharal covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pharal falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Pharal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pharal.

Pharal 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.

Pharal is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 3.0 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.