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About Pharol Village

Pharol is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 336 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharol village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 264.7 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 336
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pharol compares

By the 2011 count Pharol is the 79th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 264.7 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Pharol

Pharol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pharol as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pharol from other places

Pharol lies about 27 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Manwal, about 17 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 Pharol
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Manwal 17 km
Nearest town Sāmba 26 km
District headquarters Udhampur 27 km

Villages closest to Pharol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharol village had a population of 643. That makes it the 79th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Pharol village has 336 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharol has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Pharol is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharol covers 264.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pharol falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pharol is Manwal, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pharol.

Pharol is about 27 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharol is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 8.5 km away. Manwal is about 17 km away. Sāmba 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 Baland (1.6 km), Dhanwalth (2.6 km) and Rang (4.1 km).

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

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