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About Phaula Village

Phaula is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 144 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phaula village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 144
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phaula compares

By the 2011 count Phaula is the 42nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 944.

Getting to Phaula

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

Phaula lies about 55 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 55 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 Phaula
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 22 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 55 km
District headquarters Shimla 55 km

Villages closest to Phaula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phaula village had a population of 268. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Phaula village has 144 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phaula has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Phaula is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phaula covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phaula falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phaula is Salogra, about 55 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 km distance for Phaula.

Phaula is about 55 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phaula is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 22 km away. Salogra is about 55 km away. Shimla is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mahal Darbhar (under 2 km), Up Mahal Gayan (1.5 km) and Chhanog (2.3 km).

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

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