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About Phunja Village

Phunja is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 151 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phunja village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 151
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phunja compares

By the 2011 count Phunja is the 79th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Phunja

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

Phunja lies about 70 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 Phunja
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 70 km

Villages closest to Phunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phunja village had a population of 318. That makes it the 79th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Phunja village has 151 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phunja has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Phunja is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phunja covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phunja falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Phunja 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 Phunja.

Phunja is about 70 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phunja is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhevali (under 2 km), D P F Manghara (under 2 km) and Manghara (under 2 km).

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

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