About Phey Village

Phey is a mid sized village in Zanskar tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 246 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.8 hectares hectares.

Phey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phey village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Zanskar
Area (hectares)	172.8 hectares
Population	509
Male Population	246
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Phey compares

By the 2011 count Phey is the 11th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 552 residents. Its 172.8 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Phey

Phey is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phey as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Icher, Kargyak, Karshah and Lungmi Rezing. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Phey

As per the Census of India 2011, Phey village had a population of 509. That makes it the 11th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 552 residents.

Phey village has 246 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phey has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Phey covers 172.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phey falls under Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Phey notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Phey.

Phey is in Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.