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About Phagwari Village

Phagwari is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 144 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phagwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phagwari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181207
Area (hectares) 62.7 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 144
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phagwari compares

By the 2011 count Phagwari is the 172nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 62.7 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Phagwari

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

Phagwari lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 28 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 Phagwari
Nearest town Raipur Domana 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 26 km
District headquarters Jammu 26 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 28 km

Villages closest to Phagwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phagwari village had a population of 283. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Phagwari village has 144 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phagwari has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Phagwari is 181207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phagwari covers 62.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phagwari falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Phagwari is Jammu Tawi, about 28 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 Phagwari.

Phagwari is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phagwari is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Raipur Domana is about 18 km away. Akhnoor is about 26 km away. Jammu is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Phagwari (under 2 km), Pindi (1.7 km) and Chak Tagwal (1.9 km).

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

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