About Phail Village

Phail is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 300 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 670 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phail village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	90 hectares
Population	501
Male Population	300
Female Population	201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	670
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phail compares

By the 2011 count Phail is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 987.

Getting to Phail

Phail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phail as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phail from other places

Phail lies about 6.3 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 2.4 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 Phail
Nearest railway station	Taradevi	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	6.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	6.3 km

Villages closest to Phail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Phail

As per the Census of India 2011, Phail village had a population of 501. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Phail village has 300 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phail has about 670 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Phail is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phail covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phail falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phail is Taradevi, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phail.

Phail is about 6.3 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phail is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Taradevi is about 2.4 km away. Shimla Rural is about 6.3 km away. Shimla is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.