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About Phagla Village

Phagla is a large village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,460, made up of 1,780 males and 1,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 920 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phagla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Surankote
Pincode 185121
Area (hectares) 920 hectares
Population 3,460
Male Population 1,780
Female Population 1,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 17th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 920 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

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 17 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 56 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
Tehsil headquarters Surankote 17 km
District headquarters Punch 17 km
Nearest town Pūnch 17 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 56 km

Villages closest to Phagla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surankote 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 3,460. That makes it the 17th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Phagla village has 1,780 males and 1,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phagla has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Phagla is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phagla covers 920 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phagla falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Phagla is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 56 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 17 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phagla is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Surankote is about 17 km away. Punch is about 17 km away. Pūnch is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohra Bachhai (1.7 km), Dundhak (2.1 km) and Malhan (2.5 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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