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About Phagon Village

Phagon is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 66 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phagon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phagon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 66
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Phagon compares

By the 2011 count Phagon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Phagon

Phagon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phagon 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 Phagon from other places

Phagon lies about 44 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Phagon
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 3.3 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 10 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Phagon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phagon village had a population of 123. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Phagon village has 66 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phagon has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Phagon is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phagon covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phagon falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Phagon notes the nearest railway station 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 Phagon.

Phagon is about 44 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phagon is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 3.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 10 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghagon Guru (under 2 km), Dalewal (under 2 km) and Kulewal (under 2 km).

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

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