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About Phowalgah Village

Phowalgah is a small village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 55 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phowalgah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phowalgah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185132
Area (hectares) 37.6 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 55
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phowalgah compares

By the 2011 count Phowalgah is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 37.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Phowalgah

Phowalgah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phowalgah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Phowalgah from other places

Phowalgah lies about 34 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 74 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 Phowalgah
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 27 km
Nearest town Rajaori 27 km
District headquarters Rajouri 34 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 74 km

Villages closest to Phowalgah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phowalgah village had a population of 108. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Phowalgah village has 55 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phowalgah has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Phowalgah is 185132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phowalgah covers 37.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phowalgah falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Phowalgah is Dugga, about 74 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phowalgah.

Phowalgah is about 34 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phowalgah is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 27 km away. Rajaori is about 27 km away. Rajouri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohana (3.0 km), Namblan (6.4 km) and Dalhori (7.1 km).

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

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