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About Phagla Village

Phagla is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 49 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phagla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 71.95 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 49
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
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 Phagla compares

By the 2011 count Phagla is the 74th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 71.95 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Phagla

Phagla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phagla 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 Phagla from other places

Phagla lies about 21 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 4.0 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 Phagla
Nearest railway station Jutogh 4.0 km
Nearest town Shimla 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 19 km
District headquarters Solan 21 km

Villages closest to Phagla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phagla village had a population of 104. That makes it the 74th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Phagla village has 49 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phagla has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Phagla is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phagla covers 71.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phagla falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phagla is Jutogh, about 4.0 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 Phagla.

Phagla is about 21 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phagla is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 4.0 km away. Shimla is about 8.2 km away. Krishangarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baheli (2.4 km), Darat (3.5 km) and Harath (3.5 km).

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

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