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About Phalodhan Village

Phalodhan is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 38 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 658 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phalodhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalodhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 34.16 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 38
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 658
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phalodhan compares

By the 2011 count Phalodhan is the 144th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 34.16 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1006.

Getting to Phalodhan

Phalodhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phalodhan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Phalodhan from other places

Phalodhan lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 18 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 Phalodhan
Nearest railway station Koti 18 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 22 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Phalodhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalodhan village had a population of 63. That makes it the 144th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Phalodhan village has 38 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalodhan has about 658 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Phalodhan is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phalodhan covers 34.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phalodhan falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phalodhan is Koti, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phalodhan.

Phalodhan is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phalodhan is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 18 km away. Pinjaur is about 20 km away. Darlaghat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamog (under 2 km), Jabal (under 2 km) and Jabal Jablu (under 2 km).

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

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