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About Pharnal Village

Pharnal is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 81 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharnal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171213
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 81
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharnal compares

By the 2011 count Pharnal is the 93rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pharnal

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

Pharnal lies about 32 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 Pharnal
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 5.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Pharnal

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.

Common questions about Pharnal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharnal village had a population of 169. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Pharnal village has 81 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharnal has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pharnal is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharnal covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Pharnal 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 <5 km distance for Pharnal.

Pharnal is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharnal is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 5.5 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doja (1.9 km), Jangal Nehri (2.2 km) and Nehri (2.2 km).

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

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