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About Phala Village

Phala is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 30 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 104.43 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 30
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phala compares

By the 2011 count Phala is the 138th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 104.43 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Phala

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

Phala lies about 27 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 17 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 Phala
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 17 km
District headquarters Solan 27 km

Villages closest to Phala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phala village had a population of 59. That makes it the 138th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Phala village has 30 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phala has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Phala is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phala covers 104.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phala falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phala is Kalka, about 17 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 village for Phala.

Phala is about 27 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phala is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 3.9 km away. Kalka is about 17 km away. Solan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Phophalara (under 2 km), Phophalara (under 2 km) and Malgan (under 2 km).

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

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