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About Phangarian Village

Phangarian is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 348 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phangarian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phangarian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 348
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Phangarian compares

By the 2011 count Phangarian is the 178th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Phangarian

Phangarian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Phangarian 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phangarian from other places

Phangarian lies about 45 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 6.2 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 Phangarian
Nearest railway station Budhi 6.2 km
Nearest town Kathua 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Phangarian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phangarian village had a population of 677. That makes it the 178th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Phangarian village has 348 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phangarian has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Phangarian is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phangarian covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phangarian falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Phangarian is Budhi, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Phangarian.

Phangarian is about 45 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phangarian is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Budhi is about 6.2 km away. Kathua is about 8.0 km away. Pathankot is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela Mastgarh (under 2 km), Kingarian (under 2 km) and Sokalgarh (under 2 km).

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

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