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About Phalahi Village

Phalahi is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 134 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phalahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 151.64 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 134
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phalahi compares

By the 2011 count Phalahi is the 115th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 151.64 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 918.

Getting to Phalahi

Phalahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phalahi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phalahi from other places

Phalahi lies about 53 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 2.3 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 Phalahi
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 14 km
Nearest town Ropar 19 km
District headquarters Solan 53 km

Villages closest to Phalahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalahi village had a population of 249. That makes it the 115th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Phalahi village has 134 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalahi has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Phalahi is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phalahi covers 151.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phalahi falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Phalahi is Bharatgarh, about 2.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Phalahi.

Phalahi is about 53 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phalahi is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 2.3 km away. Nalagarh is about 14 km away. Ropar 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 Kotla Kalan (under 2 km), Jhajra (2.0 km) and Malwalan Nihli (2.2 km).

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

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