About Phirnu Village

Phirnu is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 140 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phirnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phirnu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	171213
Area (hectares)	120.7 hectares
Population	262
Male Population	140
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Phirnu compares

By the 2011 count Phirnu is the 55th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 120.7 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 1004.

Getting to Phirnu

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

Phirnu lies about 31 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 Phirnu
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	31 km

Villages closest to Phirnu

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 Phirnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Phirnu village had a population of 262. That makes it the 55th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Phirnu village has 140 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phirnu has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Phirnu covers 120.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Phirnu 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 Phirnu.

Phirnu is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phirnu is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.