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About Phagala Village

Phagala is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 128 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phagala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phagala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 128
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phagala compares

By the 2011 count Phagala is the 65th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Phagala

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

Phagala lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 21 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 Phagala
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 20 km
Nearest railway station Barog 21 km
Nearest town Solan 21 km

Villages closest to Phagala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phagala village had a population of 249. That makes it the 65th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Phagala village has 128 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phagala has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Phagala is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phagala covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phagala falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phagala is Barog, about 21 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 Phagala.

Phagala is about 20 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phagala is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 20 km away. Sirmaur is about 20 km away. Barog is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahar (under 2 km), Dabara Baranji (under 2 km) and Patanji Mashobra (under 2 km).

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

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